NCW gives Telangana DGP 7 days to file report on man stripping woman on Hyderabad road

“NCW strongly condemns [the] shocking incident in Hyderabad. A young woman [was] stripped on the road after resisting molestation, while another brave woman tried to intervene,” the women’s panel tweeted.

NCW strongly condemns shocking incident in Hyderabad. A young woman stripped on the road after resisting molestation, while another brave woman tried to intervene. This audacious crime raises serious concerns about law & order. NCW urges prompt investigation, medical support, and…

— NCW (@NCWIndia) August 8, 2023

Expressing distress over the incident, Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan instructed the chief secretary and DGP to initiate action against the culprits and submit a detailed report.

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Man, mother arrested

According to the police, the 28-year-old woman had stepped out of a store and was crossing the road near the Balaji Nagar bus stand around 8 pm.

“The accused, identified as Peddaramaiah (30), touched her inappropriately from behind. When she turned around and objected, he became aggressive, disrobed and assaulted her,” DCP Malkajgiri D Janaki told South First.

The women then confronted the mother of the accused, R Naggama (55), who was present at the scene but reportedly did nothing to stop her son.

“She caught hold of the saree of the accused’s mother and simultaneously dialled the police,” the DCP said.

Meanwhile, the video showed the woman naked on the road for a while before another woman and passersby covered her with a blue plastic sheet.

Peddaramaiah reportedly tried to assault the other woman as well.

“The police team reached immediately, comforted the woman, and took the accused in custody. She was later shifted to the nearby Sakhi Centre,” Janaki said.

The Jawahar Nagar police have registered a case under IPC sections 354 (b) (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to disrobe), 323 (punishment for voluntarily causing hurt), 506 (punishment for criminal intimidation), 326 (voluntarily causing grievous hurt) read with Section 34 (criminal act done by several persons in furtherance of common intention) against the accused and his mother

The mother and son are now in judicial custody, the police said.

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Congress MLA questions Telangana government

Congress MLA from Mulugu, Dansari Anasuya alias Seethakka, termed the act a “like Manipur incident.” She tweeted after meeting the woman,

Same like Manipur incident..
TRS Government how can u answer this under your rule alcohol is everywhere orphan girl on the way to home from her work was stopped by a monster and ripped her dress she was naked for 10 mins on main road in Jawahar nagar in Hyderabad..
1/2 pic.twitter.com/FxXnJAmZPl

— Danasari Seethakka (@seethakkaMLA) August 8, 2023

Last month, a video from Manipur showing a gang of Meitei men parading two tribal women naked had gone viral, triggering outrage across the country. One of the women was later allegedly gang-raped. The incident occurred on 4 May at the B Phainom village in the Kangpokpi district.

Meanwhile, Anasuya demanded the BRS government to respond to the incident.

“TRS (rechristened as BRS) Government how can u answer this under your rule alcohol is everywhere orphan girl on the way to home from her work was stopped by a monster and ripped her dress she was naked for 10 mins on main road in Jawahar nagar in Hyderabad..,” she posted on social media.

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