Shivraj Singh Chouhan said he has ordered the most severe sentence to be given to the accused.
Bhopal:
Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Tuesday that instructions have been issued to impose the harshest sentence on the suspect who was seen urinating on another man in a video that had surfaced on social media.
CM Chouhan said that the state government will spare him at all costs and the punishment of the accused will become a moral lesson for everyone.
While addressing the media in Bhopal, CM Chouhan said, “I have instructed to give the most severe punishment to the accused. It should be a moral lesson for everyone. We will not spare him. An accused has no religion, caste or party . Accused is a suspect.”
Earlier, a case was registered against a youth under the National Security Act on behalf of CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan after a video surfaced on social media showing a man urinating on another man in the Sidhi district of Madhya Pradesh.
The incident took place in Kubri village in the district and the viral video shows the suspect allegedly urinating on the face of the man in a drunken state. The suspect has been identified as Pravesh Shukla, a resident of Kubri village.
The victim has been identified as Dasmat Ravat (36), a resident of Karaundi village in the district.
As soon as the video went viral on social media on Tuesday, CM Chouhan took notice of the case and ordered strict action against the accused. He also ordered the NSA to impose charges against the suspect.
According to the police, following the instructions of the Prime Minister, a case has been registered against the accused at Bahari District Police Station under Sections 294, 504, Section 3(1)(r)(s) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). ) of SC/ST Act and NSA has also been imposed on him.
Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra also commented on the matter saying that this is a highly reprehensible incident and the chief minister has issued instructions for action.
“Severe measures will be taken against the defendants,” Mishra said.
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