Rape A Regular Incident In Madhya Pradesh? Two Cases In 48 Hours
Rape cases have become alarmingly frequent across the country. Even as the outrage against the rape and murder of the trainee doctor in Kolkata’s RG Kar Hospital continues, two gruesome rape incidents were reported from the state of Madhya Pradesh.
In Rewa, a couple who had gone for a picnic on Monday afternoon was attacked by a group of miscreants. The accused had tied up the man to a tree and took turns to rape his wife. Moreover, the rapists threatened the couple to release the video they have filmed during the assault if they approach the police. The incident took place on October 21. The police had filed the case and some of the suspects were arrested.
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Similarly, in Indore, a neurodivergent woman was sexually harassed by a daily wage worker who was later identified as Sonu. The CCTV footage in the area showed the woman wandering in the streets half-naked and bleeding around 3:45 am Tuesday.
The cops, after reviewing the footage, found that she had been accosted and led the woman to a waste treatment facility hours earlier. The police said that Sonu had confessed to the rape.
After the incidents of two rapes surfaced, Congress hit out at the ruling BJP on X. “The daughter is naked on the road (while) the Chief Minister is busy at an event,” said Congress chief, Jitu Patwari, referring to the women’s welfare initiative Ladli Behna Yojana launched by Shivraj Chouhan.
He also compared the condition of the Indore woman to the disrobing of Draupadi in the Hindu epic Mahabharata. “Can’t the Chief Minister who considers himself ‘God’ see the disrobing of Draupadi?” “I am angry and worried at the plight of our daughters. Crimes against our daughters are not stopping but the Chief Minister is sitting with his eyes closed.”
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The recent sexual assault that took place in Indore is similar to one that had taken place in Ujjain in September last year.
A minor girl was raped and was found bleeding on the streets who went from door to door pleading for help while the whole citizens turned away. It was only after two hours a priest came to her aid rushed her to the hospital and called the police.
