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UP Police Nabs Eight Culprits In Rampur Molestation Case, Hunt On For Remaining Six
Swarajya Staff
May 30, 2017, 04:15 PM | Updated 04:13 PM IST
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The Uttar Pradesh Police on Tuesday arrested four more accused in the shocking Rampur molestation case, taking the number of nabbed perpetrators to eight.
Out of the four arrested, one has been identified as a 16-year-old minor, named Rahees. The other three have been identified as Fazil, Bhoora, Qasim. A massive hunt is underway to nab the remaining six absconding culprits.
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Reacting sharply to the case, Uttar Pradesh Additional Director General (Law and Order) Aditya Mishra yesterday dubbed the incident as 'sad', while saying that the police would ensure that such misconduct is not repeated in future. "
The social media was set on fire, after a video of two women being molested by a group of men in broad daylight in Uttar Pradesh's Rampur surfaced. Around 14 boys can be seen in the video, molesting the women, even while they pleaded to let them go.
Proving the sheer fearlessness of the perpetrators, the boys filmed the entire development and posted it on social media. Besides manhandling and molesting the girls, the boys were laughing and making jokes the whole time, while the distraught girls kept on begging to be spared.
Police said they are yet to identify the two victims. SP, Rampur, Vipin Tada said, “A police team is trying to locate the women.” He added that during questioning, one of the molesters, Shehnawaz, told police that the incident occurred on 22 May.
With inputs from ANI
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