Three persons have been arrested on charges of molesting a girl in Christianbasti locality along the busy Guwahati-Shillong road, close to the Dispur capital complex on Monday night, when she was coming out of a bar.
Senior Superintendent of Police Apurba Jibon Barua told The Hindu that so far nine persons involved in the incident have been identified.
Police were trying to identify the others.
The Assam State Commission for Women has taken suo motu notice of the case and convened a sitting of the full Commission on Friday, said Commission chairperson Meera Barooah.
“It is a heinous crime and we strongly condemn it,” she added.
Rescued by DSP
Giving details of the incident, the Senior Superintendent of Police said some people attacked the girl after she came out of the bar and molested her. The girl was later rescued by a Deputy Superintendent of Police and a few passers-by. A police team also reached the spot.
“We are investigating the case. As of now our immediate priority is to identify and arrest the culprits. There could be some 10-12 who were actually involved in the crime while others were bystanders,” he added.
Mr. Barua said the police were identifying the culprits on the basis of footage of television news channels.
Task force to be formed
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi strongly condemned the incident. Mr. Gogoi said on the sidelines of a meeting that the State government was highly concerned over such incidents. A task force would be formed to tackle and prevent such crimes against women.
He also said the police had been directed to keep a strong vigil to prevent such incidents.
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J. Raja- Open their eyes to what - that they are inferior to boys and
so can't party late?
Hilary Pais- What is wrong with bars remaining open after 11? Is your
argument that crowds and daylight are only the defense to women
against being raped/molested in India? Basically we Indian men are
animals who cannot see a woman without dreaming of molesting her?
Assam isn't in a state of emergency. Then why should there be no-go
areas? And in the places you mentioned, firstly, there are many more
bars etc than here in India that remain open and take heavier footfall
than here in India. Secondly in those places the police promptly
arrest the perps who are imprisoned. While in India the police chief
spends his time thinking up colorful excuses as to why the police
should NOT be criticized for arriving late.
Barbaric Act. Punish the culprits, Strip them out in Public and cut
their ..... , Put them behind the bar wont bring the justice. One or
two incidents like this bring bad name to our country, These stupid -
idiotic - useless - shameless culprits brought down our Nation. I know
there are people going to say " why she is coming out of Bar" , Common
Guys, cut the crap. we are in 21'st Century. Each and every one has
their own rights, don't poke your nose into others. These culprits
parents should be Proud of their kids act, Publish these crooked
animals Pics in all the New Papers and should be indetified where ever
they go
The entire country should stand up for a candlelight vigil against such
heinous acts. Least we can do, is to make the victim feel, that she's
not alone.It's time for an awakening than putting limits on who should
go to bars and pubs and who shouldn't. I'm sure this, atleast falls in
the "rarest of rare" category,eh? Is the government listening?
This shows no matter who civilized we boast ourselves to be, our cores are as rotten as corpse. Doesn't matter which religion or caste or sect we are, we are what we are...senseless. Moral policing, chauvanism, and a list of all heinous activities that people do even after 60 years of democracy and civil administration, is pathetic. Banning sun screen films on private vehicles just because some ruffians did illicit activities shows a sick way of justice. Rather than nabing the culprits and making an example out of them, they are making a mockery of law and its the innocent and "too busy trying to earn for a decent life" general public who have to bite the bullet. Its the result of electing the wrong persons to power. The society is slowly reflecting whats natural to these who sadly are in the position of framing the laws for the dumb mass.
It is human arrogance to call this act inhuman. Animals do not molest female animals. There is something seriously wrong that bars are open in Guwahati after 11 PM unless it is Gogoi's way of showing that law and order in the city have improved. There are places in every city in the world that you should not visit after sunset. I can show you a dozen such places in New York, Chicago and LA. It makes no difference whether you are male or female. There is something seriously wrong with policing in this country. The other day in Bangalore police arrested 100 sub adults who were found drinking in bars. The thing to do was to cancel the bar licences. Cancel five and the remaining 95 will automatically ensure that sub adults do not enter the premises.
Those people here who were trying to act as a moral police that women shouldn't go out at late night,lemme tell u who r u to decide when to go,where to go,by saying this its proves ur partial sicken mentality.. instead of saying make the LAW STRONG so that every indian should move freely in this country reagrdless of gender,,people were blaming women.I had seen lot of countries women go for party and came home early morning are they got raped or molested??if its looked by ur point of view then they deserve to get harrassed,am right now in a (foriegn land)india should learn something from here people didn't even dare to such thing becoz of strong law.This proves male dominated country like middle east nothing less than that,SHAME..
It is very very inhuman and barbaric act. The people involved in this heinous act must be booked and awarded punishment. Obviously,this incident should open the eyes of the girls frequenting the PUBS/BARS till late of the nights. Will they?
Just four persons have so far been held in connection with the crime
involving atleast 15 to 25 maniacs, who had no sense of shame
whatsoever, while reportedly stripping and molesting the hapless
innocent girl. It looks as though girls are very unsafe in most of
India. My friends in Kerala, God'as own country with a high literacy
rate, tell me that women shudder to venture out alone, especially
after darkness descends, for fear of attack by anti-social elements.
Maniacs who find it difficult to overcome their sexual passions and
indulge in heinous crimes such as molestation and rape deserve to be
flogged and whipped in full view of the public. This suggestion may
sound harsh, but only such cruel punishment may be the remedy to put
an end to such a stupid and sickening behaviour, resorted to by lumpen
elements, in an increasingly indisciplined society such as our's. One
can forgive a mob to a certain degree, for burning buses,or breaking
glass panes of vehicles,in a given emotional situation,but not a bunch
of heartless people out to attack the weaker sex for "fleeting instant
pleasures". Infact these hooligans deserve nothing less than capital
punishme
It is going to be interesting to see how many people are going to say the girl is also guilty by going to a bar/pub.Surely many Indians and even some law enforcers and proffessionals in media look at this issue that way. I think it is this kind of attitude of common people which is primarily responsible for the plight of womwn in this country. It is indeed henious to say women are partly responsible for these attacks against them by going out at nights. Going anywhere, anytime is their inalienable right and ensuring their safety is the duty of the state and of the society as a whole.
crime against women : The persons who are involved should be punished and jail for minimum for 15 years and do not give any bail.
It is very shameful. Now it is depend on the Assam CM what is his
reaction in this matter as well as DIG/DGP of Assam.
Why the police/law makers are not taken into task/ even jailed.Coutry must have fast track court for heinous crime makers which affect socity terribly. Why heinous crime is not booked under non-bailable issue. Only most mortem type comments like - "unfortunate", "sad" etc are not sufficient. Even several Mahila commissions reactions/ actions seems to be underrated and "routine" type. Often , I feel, they can be bribed for underrated comments/actions. People are forgetful in society. They also seems to take advantage of situation. Question is are we simply degree holders (trained in particular trade to earn livehood - trained but not educated) without base of "morality" or "sanskar" from family ?
Very very inhuman act.The perpetrators of this ghastly act must be
booked and awarded exemplary punishment.Apparently,this incident
should at least open the eyes of those girls/women frequenting the
PUBS/BARS till late of the nights and become a lesson to be
learnt,lest the repercussions would go a long way in shadowing
their brightening lives for their penchant for instant pleasures.
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