Andhra: Woman raped on street in full public view

Hyderabad: A shameful incident is reported where a woman was brutally raped in broad daylight on a busy street in Visakhapatnam while the onlookers filmed such abhorrent crime while others watched in silence.

The incident is reported from New Railway Colony between Tadichetlapalem and the railway station around 2.30 pm when the 23-year-old accused Ganji Siva a truck cleaner stopped by the victim who was sleeping on the footpath.

The accused who fled the crime scene on his bike was later nabbed by the Police in the evening after locals and auto driver Srinu gave information regarding the accuse. He was later produced before the court and is sent to two weeks of judicial remand.

K Suresh Visakhapatnam IV town police sub-inspector told that the victim woman (43) seemed to be living on the footpath after she left her house two days ago following a family dispute.

Sub-Inspector said, “Apparently, she was very weak as she had not eaten for several hours and was sleeping on the footpath under the shadow of a tree, when Siva, in an inebriated condition assaulted her sexually”.

Adding that nobody came to the victim’s aid even when she was too weak to scream, he said, “Instead, some of them were more interested in capturing the incident on their mobile phones. After some time, an auto driver, RG Srinu, shot a short video of it and brought it to our notice”.

Speaking of the shameful attitude of the people that have turned them blind and insensitive towards violence against women, the officer said people simply walked past them rather than stopping the accuse from the sexual assault.

The filmed video clip shows people passing by while the man was assaulting the woman. Even the auto driver did not stop the rape. “It clearly shows how the people have become insensitive to attacks on women,” Suresh said.

The victim was sent for medical examination to King George Hospital.

“We have booked a case under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code”, said the police officer who also added the police is investigating to gather information about the victim.