Main accused in MP college student rape and blackmail case shot while trying to escape during investigation
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BHOPAL:
Farhan
, the main suspect in a private college student rape and blackmail case, was shot in the leg by a policeman's service weapon around 11pm on Friday during an investigation.
Police officers maintained that Farhan tried to snatch the service pistol from a sub-inspector while he was being taken for spot verification during the investigation. He was trying to run away from custody.
During the scuffle, a shot was fired, and he sustained a bullet injury in the leg. Cops rushed him to Hamidia Hospital, where he was undergoing treatment.
DCP
(Zone-1) Priyanka Shukla said that Ashoka Garden police took Farhan on police remand from the court.
During the investigation, it was revealed that Farhan stayed in a room with co-accused
Abrar
in Bilkisganj. Abrar is still absconding. A team of Ashoka Garden police was taking him to Bilkisganj to verify the place where he allegedly stayed with Abrar.
A police team left with him for Bilkisganj. When they reached Sarvar village in the Ratibad area, Farhan told the cops that he wanted to go to the toilet, citing that he wasn't allowed to relieve himself since morning. As the cops allowed him to relieve himself, he tried to snatch the pistol from
SI Vijay Bhamre
to run away. During the scuffle, a shot was fired from the pistol, and Farhan sustained an injury in the leg. He was rushed to Hamidia Hospital, where he was undergoing treatment. Further investigations are ongoing.
Meanwhile, on Friday, large-scale protests were organised across Bhopal and several cities in
Madhya Pradesh
by the
Sakal Hindu Samaj
against what they termed as the rising cases of '
Love Jihad
'. In Bhopal alone, demonstrations were held simultaneously at 26 key intersections, drawing participation from hundreds of people associated with the Hindu organisations, with a notable presence of women.
Organisers stated that the objective of the protest was to raise awareness and unify society against the increasing incidents of 'Love Jihad'.
During the protests, demonstrators demanded the death penalty for those accused of 'Love Jihad', urging authorities to take immediate and decisive action to prevent such incidents.
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme Court directives on cases related to sexual assault)
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