Madhya Pradesh: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said his government will ensure that the accused arrested for raping and brutalizing a minor girl in Ujjain gets stringent punishment.
The accused, identified as Bharat, was caught and he suffered injuries in the process. I was following the investigation of the case every hour. Such persons have no place in society. He has injured the conscience of Madhya Pradesh,” the chief minister said on Thursday.
The CM was speaking to reporters after immersing the Lord Ganesh idol installed at his official residence during the Ganesh festival.
Meanwhile, Ujjain SP Sachin Sharma said, “There is an accused in the rape case. Another auto driver will also face a case for not informing the police about the incident. Since the victim did not disclose the crime scene initially, we were taking the accused for a recreation of the crime scene.
During this, the accused tried to escape and got injured, along with one of our police officers. Both of them have been provided with medical assistance.”
Earlier, SP Sharma said that the incident was reported within the jurisdiction of the Mahakal police station on September 25. Â “As soon as we received the information, the girl was immediately taken for a medical examination.
The girl was unable to tell about her place, so a counselor was called to assist. The counselor interacted with her and confirmed her situation, SP Sharma said.
On medical grounds, a case was registered, and a Special Investigation Team (SIT) was formed for further investigation.