Woman forced to dance naked, raped in Indore; 5 booked

NEW DELHI: Five men have been booked for allegedly raping a woman and forcing her to dance naked in Indore, the police informed on Tuesday. The case was registered 19 days after the Madhya Pradesh high court directed the police to resolve the woman's complaint within 90 days, following her allegations of police inaction.

"Appropriate legal steps will be taken in the case based on evidence," Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Abhinay Vishwakarma said.

The woman lodged an FIR at Kanadia police station, claiming that on June 11, the accused forcibly took her to a godown where she was raped and subjected to unnatural sex after the accused watched videos on TV. The FIR further alleges that she was beaten with a belt and forced to dance naked for half an hour.

State Congress spokesperson Neelabh Shukla attributed the delay in filing the FIR to pressure from the BJP, alleging that one of the accused had ties to the ruling party.

Responding to this, BJP spokesperson Narendra Saluja said, "Whoever the accused is, the victim will definitely get justice in the BJP government. However, I have come to know that both sides have made police complaints against each other in the case related to the woman."

Police registered a case on Monday night against five individuals under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code, according to the official. No arrests have been made so far.

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