Video of molestation in Unnao goes viral; two arrests made after manhunt

A woman begs, pleads and screams in terror as three men molest her and a fourth shoots a mobile video. The clip, apparently from Unnao in Uttar Pradesh, has emerged online and is being investigated by the police in a district that has been in the news for multiple rape cases. The video, captured by one of the accused, shows the girl being hounded and molested by a group of youths in broad daylight. The video is said to be two months old and was shot at Gangaghat area of Uttar Pradesh.

The three accused are from Baba Kheda Village. Based on an information provided by a woman, the Gangaghat Police was able to identify two accused
The woman is manhandled and dragged into the forests by the men who ignored her cries of “Bhaiyya, mat karo (please spare me)”. The men abused her, threatened to beat her with slippers and one shouts: “We will make this video viral”.

According to reports, the woman was dragged out of her home in village Gangaghat by the group of men, who did not bother to hide their face in the video.

The police have arrested two men Rahul and Akash and search for others is underway.

#UPDATE Police have arrested two men Rahul and Akash. Search for other is underway. In the video the victim was seen pleading with the men, “Bhaiyya aisa mat karo”. The men continued their act and threatened to make the video clip viral. #Unnao https://t.co/PRUTTMb3Za

— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) July 6, 2018

“A video from Unnao in which three men are molesting a woman has come to our notice. We are trying to find the source of the video. Our team is working on it. Once we identify the accused strictest action will be taken against them,” said Anoop Singh, a police officer in Unnao.

One of the accused named Rahul revealed that the woman was sitting in the park with a friend and they then forcefully took her to a secluded forest area in order to rape her.

Unnao had recently hit the headlines, when its MLA, Kuldeep Sengar, was arrested last month by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on the charges of raping a minor. Now, the molestation incident, puts a big question mark on women’s safety in Uttar Pradesh.