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| The CCTV footage shows the man dragging her over the long stretch of the road of Muktsar. She resists and shouts for help, but none comes forward to assist her.(video below) |
In a brazen crime, a man dragged a Dalit woman out of her office on a busy street and abducted her in the Muktsar town of Punjab.
He allegedly took her to a farm house, raped and detained her for a day. Even month after the crime, part of which has been recorded on a CCTV camera, Punjab police are yet to catch up with him.
The victim, a 24-year-old woman, from a nearby village, has been reportedly knocking doors trying to get police to act on the accused.
The CCTV footage shows the man dragging her over the long stretch of the road. She resists and shouts for help, but none comes forward to assist her. People seem to keep away deliberately and it is only towards the end of the clip, some movement is seen.
Media reports said the victim approached police with the CCTV footage but was still unable to make them act.
It reportedly took her five days to lodge an FIR on the incident that took place on March 25.
She, along with her father, have approached the National Commission for Scheduled Castes, which has reportedly summoned IG Bathinda range and Muktsar SP to explain the lack of action.
NDTV quoted the police saying the man and the woman were from the same village and knew each other.
Local media have identified the man and alleged he has also been threatening the victim's family to drop the matter.