Hyd Gang Rape - BJP MLA's action gives new twist
The release by telangana BJP mla M. raghunandan rao of some photographs and videos allegedly relating to the gang-rape of a 17-year-old girl by five accused in a car in hyderabad has given the case a new twist, but it has also sparked outrage with calls for action against him for revealing the victim's identity. The opposition congress party questioned the MLA's actions, alleging that he was acting at TRS-request MIM's to save the accused.
The mla presented images and videos reportedly depicting the son of an mla in an intimate act with the victim in a car at a news conference on Saturday. The mla defended his actions, claiming that he made the material public since police had given the son of a mim mla a clean chit. He further challenged the police assertion that the sexual assault took place in an Innova, claiming that the footage shows the assault taking place in a red Mercedes automobile. He maintained that the Prevention of Children from Sexual Offenses (POCSO) Crime would not apply even if the MLA's son was participating in the act with the victim's permission.
Raghunandan Rao, a lawyer and member of the State Legislative assembly from Dubbak, said that he had further proof and that if the police refuse to act, he will present it in court at a later date. He posted the photos and videos just hours after police said they had identified five suspects, three of whom were adolescents, in the gang-rape of the teen on May 28. The police have apprehended three suspects, two of whom are minors, and are on the search for the other two.
The mla presented images and videos reportedly depicting the son of an mla in an intimate act with the victim in a car at a news conference on Saturday. The mla defended his actions, claiming that he made the material public since police had given the son of a mim mla a clean chit. He further challenged the police assertion that the sexual assault took place in an Innova, claiming that the footage shows the assault taking place in a red Mercedes automobile. He maintained that the Prevention of Children from Sexual Offenses (POCSO) Crime would not apply even if the MLA's son was participating in the act with the victim's permission.
Raghunandan Rao, a lawyer and member of the State Legislative assembly from Dubbak, said that he had further proof and that if the police refuse to act, he will present it in court at a later date. He posted the photos and videos just hours after police said they had identified five suspects, three of whom were adolescents, in the gang-rape of the teen on May 28. The police have apprehended three suspects, two of whom are minors, and are on the search for the other two.