Three days after the shocking rape of a homeless woman in broad daylight in Visakhatpatnam, the city police on Wednesday registered a case against the auto-rickshaw driver who provided video footage of the crime to authorities.
The Times of India reported that a case under IPC section 354 (C) (Voyeurism) and also under the IT Act has been registered against the auto driver and cops released him on station bail, after seizing his mobile phone.
Quoting sources, the ToI report adds that pressure from top cops in Amaravati had forced the city police to register a case against the auto driver.
This comes a day after Union Minister Maneka Gandhi lashed out at those who preferred to record a video of the woman being raped, rather than help her, and said that they should also be booked under law.
Voicing a similar opinion Andhra Pradesh Women's Commission chairperson Nannapaneni Rajakumari told media persons on Wednesday that she would urge the police to use CCTV footage to identify passers by, who failed to help the woman.
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