Madhya Pradesh: Ex BJP MLA's daughter alleges torture over marriage
Bhopal, Oct 20: The daughter of a former BJP MLA from Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh has complained to police that she was being given "injections" by her family to force her to marry a legislator's son, police said on Saturday.
Bharti Singh (28) is the daughter of Surendra Nath Singh, former MLA from Bhopal Central.
The ex-MLA had filed a case with Kamla Nagar police station here on October 16 about his daughter going missing and had claimed she was "mentally unwell", Inspector Vijay Sisodia said.
A local news channel played a video clip showing Bharti talking about the alleged torment.
"My family wants me to get married to an MLA's son against my wish. I am being drugged with injections," she claimed.
She went on to add that she was "not with a Christian, Muslim" and that she was "safe and happy" after "leaving home on my own wish".
"I am mentally sound. My family has gathered fudged documents regarding my health as they are influential. I am being bothered intentionally. I don't want to return home," she said in the clip, adding that a cousin was beating her up amid "10 years of torment".
She said she had left home "10-20 times" earlier.
Bharti's counsel Ankit Saxena told PTI that she has approached Madhya Pradesh High Court in Jabalpur seeking police protection.
Saxena said he had recorded the video of Bharti on her request.
Refuting his daughter's allegations, Surendra Singh told India Today TV that she was suffering from depression.
Surendra Singh also said that the only thing he wanted for his daughter was to have a "good career" and get her married to a well-off family. "Is it a crime to think so?," Singh asked.
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Two arrested in K'taka for assaulting minors, uploading CSAM content
Bengaluru (PTI): Two men were arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting two minor girls, recording the acts on mobile phones and uploading the videos online as child sexual abuse material, police said on Thursday.
The accused have been identified as Kiran Kumar (29), hailing from Chitradurga district, and Aditya M K (20), hailing from Shivamogga district, they said.
A probe was initiated after information was received from the NCRP portal regarding a suspected instance of creation of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) for online dissemination, police said.
Accordingly, a case was registered at Kaggalipura Police Station under relevant sections of the IT Act on May 10, they added.
Investigation revealed that two minor girl victims were exploited and videos were created and uploaded to the internet. The child victims have subsequently recorded their statements as per procedure and further necessary legal steps have been taken, Pronab Mohanty Director General of Police, Cyber Command, said in a statement.
Based on the statements of the victims, the accused persons, who allegedly assaulted the minors, recorded the acts on mobile phones and uploaded the videos online, were arrested, he said.
Following the probe, sections 65(2) (rape) and 70 (gangrape) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, along with relevant sections of the POCSO Act, have been added to the FIR, police said.
Officials collected relevant information and on May 12, arrested the accused persons and seized three mobile phones belonging to them, in which the videos had allegedly been recorded, he said.
The accused were later produced before the court and taken into police custody for further investigation, he added.
According to him, in CSAM cases, police usually apprehend offenders who have downloaded such content or have kept them in their possession after obtaining them from elsewhere, usually the internet.
"The present case is one of the very few instances where content creators and uploaders have been apprehended," Mohanty added.
