A man was arrested in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, for allegedly getting a female scrap collector drunk and raping her on a road in the Agar Naka area. The incident occurred on Wednesday when the man, who had promised to marry the woman, gave her alcohol and then assaulted her. He subsequently threatened her to keep silent about the attack before fleeing the scene.
The incident was exposed after a video of the rape, recorded by unidentified people, went viral on social media, according to Kotwali Area’s City Superintendent of Police (CSP) Om Prakash Mishra, as reported by PTI.
“Accused Lokesh promised to marry her, made her drink liquor and then raped her on Wednesday. Some people who were passing by shot videos of the incident instead of stopping the crime. Lokesh later fled from the spot.
After the woman filed a complaint when the effect of alcohol wore off, Lokesh was arrested,” he said. The video of the incident has been widely shared on social media platform X.
The official MP Congress handle, along with several Congress leaders, shared the video and voiced criticism of the state’s law and order situation.
“The holy city of Ujjain is ashamed. A brutal beast raped a beggar woman in broad daylight, the law and order of the state was completely ruined.”