Footage showed men groping and pushing two
women in Uttar Pradesh as onlookers laughed
and filmed the assault.
Three men have been arrested after a video emerged
showing them assaulting two women in broad daylight as a dozen others looked on and ignored their screams for help, police said on Monday.
The blurry video aired by Indian television showed the
men groping and pushing the women in Uttar Pradesh
state as onlookers laughed and filmed the assault, later posting it on social media.
The incident took place last week in a remote village
in Rampur district when the men surrounded the two
women, whose ages and identities have not been revealed.
"We have arrested three of the main culprits and expect
to get the fourth one shortly," Mohammad Tariq, a senior
Rampur police official, told AFP news agency.
Police have analysed the footage and concluded there
were four main attackers but they would be investigating
the others who gathered to watch, Tariq added.
One of the victims told India's NDTV network they begged the
men to stop and called for help.
"But nobody came, rather some more men came and
joined the others in harassing us," she said, covering her
face with a scarf to hide her identity.
Police have charged the three men with sexual
harassment and offences under India's internet laws for sharing the video on social media.
India has a terrible record of rape and sexual assault,
and rights groups accuse authorities of failing swiftly
to bring offenders to justice.
Uttar Pradesh's new leader Yogi Adiyanath, who came
to power in March, sought to tackle the scourge through
"anti- Romeo squads" - police units tasked with patrolling the
streets ostensibly to protect women.
But the squads themselves quickly came under fire after
revelations they were harassing young couples in parks and
colleges and publicly shaming them.
Azam Khan, a former Uttar Pradesh minister, invoked
outrage in the wake of the latest assault when he
suggested women stay indoors to avoid "misbehaving" men.
"People should ensure that women of their house stay
indoors as much as possible," he said, describing Uttar Pradesh as"lawless".
women in Uttar Pradesh as onlookers laughed
and filmed the assault.
Three men have been arrested after a video emerged
showing them assaulting two women in broad daylight as a dozen others looked on and ignored their screams for help, police said on Monday.
The blurry video aired by Indian television showed the
men groping and pushing the women in Uttar Pradesh
state as onlookers laughed and filmed the assault, later posting it on social media.
The incident took place last week in a remote village
in Rampur district when the men surrounded the two
women, whose ages and identities have not been revealed.
"We have arrested three of the main culprits and expect
to get the fourth one shortly," Mohammad Tariq, a senior
Rampur police official, told AFP news agency.
Police have analysed the footage and concluded there
were four main attackers but they would be investigating
the others who gathered to watch, Tariq added.
One of the victims told India's NDTV network they begged the
men to stop and called for help.
"But nobody came, rather some more men came and
joined the others in harassing us," she said, covering her
face with a scarf to hide her identity.
Police have charged the three men with sexual
harassment and offences under India's internet laws for sharing the video on social media.
India has a terrible record of rape and sexual assault,
and rights groups accuse authorities of failing swiftly
to bring offenders to justice.
Uttar Pradesh's new leader Yogi Adiyanath, who came
to power in March, sought to tackle the scourge through
"anti- Romeo squads" - police units tasked with patrolling the
streets ostensibly to protect women.
But the squads themselves quickly came under fire after
revelations they were harassing young couples in parks and
colleges and publicly shaming them.
Azam Khan, a former Uttar Pradesh minister, invoked
outrage in the wake of the latest assault when he
suggested women stay indoors to avoid "misbehaving" men.
"People should ensure that women of their house stay
indoors as much as possible," he said, describing Uttar Pradesh as"lawless".
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