Rampur police got further success when they arrested four more accused involved in the sensational sexual assault of two girls, whose video was also uploaded by them on the social media. One of the accused was already arrested in the case on Sunday after the local police took cognizance of the matter.
According to state police directorate, the local police claimed to have laid a trap on four more miscreants involved in the sexual assault case. They claimed that those arrested on Monday have been identified as Danish, Saddam, Farman and Siraj aka Feroj, all residents of Kuwakhera in Tanda locality of Rampur. Further interrogations are on with them to extract the identity of the other accused as well as to recover the original clippings made on the mobile camera.
It may be mentioned that police on Sunday arrested a 20-year-old man in connection with above molestation incident in Rampur district, after a video of which went viral on the social media. The video shows a group of men accosting two women on a deserted road. Then, one of the accused pulls the dupatta of one of the women and picks her up. The men are also seen molesting the woman as her companion pleads with them to let them go.
The incident said to have took place on May 22, but police came to know of it only on last Saturday evening when the video went viral. The police claim to have identified 14 persons from the video. On Sunday, the police arrested prime accused Shehnawaz (20) of Kuwakhera village in Rampur. He was produced before the court, which sent him to judicial custody. Raids are being conducted to trace the other 13 accused, all residents of village.
Police said they are yet to identify the two victims. SP, Rampur, Vipin Tada said, “A police team is trying to locate the women.” He added that during questioning, Shehnawaz told police that the incident occurred on May 22 at Kuwakhera village after an altercation between the women and the accused. Shehnawaz failed to name the person who video graphed the incident and uploaded it on social media. “After both the women are identified, we will get their statements recorded before the magistrate and start the process of identifying persons who misbehaved with them. In the video, we have identified 14 persons. Some of them appear to be minors,” said the SP. On the basis of the video, an FIR under IPC sections 354A (sexual harassment), 354B (assault or use of criminal force on a woman with intent to disrobe) and the Information Technology Act has been registered at Tanda police station.