MP authorities invokes NSA towards principal accused who slashed face of girl for resisting eve-teasing

By PTI

BHOPAL: Amid outrage over the blade assault on a 35-year-old girl by eve-teasers which precipitated a 10-cm-long minimize on her face in Bhopal, the Madhya Pradesh authorities on Monday invoked the National Security Act (NSA) towards the primary accused and arrange an SIT to make sure speedy trial of the case, Home Minister Narottam Mishra stated.

Seema Solanki was attacked by three individuals, together with two minors, with a blade for resisting an eve-teasing try underneath the jurisdiction of T T Nagar police station limits on Thursday night time, officers had stated.

“NSA is being concerned at the moment itself towards Badshah Baig (38), the primary accused who attacked Seema Solanki in Bhopal,” Mishra instructed reporters.

He additionally stated that an SIT underneath the monitoring of the Director General of Police (DGP) has been fashioned to make sure strict punishment for the culprits.

The Special Investigation Team will guarantee to file the challan (cost sheet) within the courtroom on the earliest and speedy trial, he stated.

On Sunday night, the Bhopal Municipal Corporation and the district administration had demolished the shanties of the accused concerned within the assault.

A day earlier than Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan had met the sufferer at her house in Shivaji Nagar locality and introduced Rs one lakh reward for her bravery, in addition to promising cosmetic surgery if required.

Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee Media Department’s chairman Okay Okay Mishra had quoted a media report claiming that the lady sustained 118 stitches on her face.

When requested concerning the variety of stitches, DCP Sai Krishna S Thota had stated that in line with the medical report, the lady sustained a 10-centimetre-long minimize on her face within the blade assault.

But there isn’t a point out of the variety of stitches within the medical report, he stated.