At a time when the whole nation is shocked by the murders of Hindu women who failed to adhere to the demands of their Muslim lovers, another shocking case has been reported in Chhatisgarh. A man identified as Hasan Khan raped Gau Mata in the Durg district on May 28.
The video of the said, incident was shared widely on the internet and as a result, the police swung into action. The accused, Hasan was arrested from the Gondia district of Maharashtra on May 30.
A First Information Report (number–192/2023) was registered at the Jamul police station of the Durg district on May 29. The complainant, 23-year-old Akash Singh Rajput, district head of Shiv Sena told the police that, Hasan Khan has raped a stary Gau Mata and should be punished for his actions.
Elaborating on the incident he said, on May 24, a man identified as Hasan, did unnatural activities with Gau Mata near the Shani temple. The act was recorded in the CCTV footage installed in the nearby house.
Rajput informed the police that, after tracking the man they have found that he lives near Choudhary Kirana stores. Hence, demanded the police take action against the accused.
Following the complaint the police booked the accused under IPC section 377 (unnatural offences).
As per the Superintendent of Police (SP) Shalabh Kumar Sinha, “Last night, police arrested the accused from Maharashtra and sent him to judicial remand, he added. Further course of action in the case is being taken as per the law,”
Based on the investigation, police identified the accused as Hasan Khan, a cloth vendor and native of Delhi. The accused was residing here at Housing Board Colony.
The police launched a hunt for him by constituting separate teams, said Durg SP.
After the video of the heinous act went viral on social media, several outraged members of the Vishva Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal demanded the arrest of the culprit at Jamul police station.
Notably, this is not the only incident that has happened in Chhatisgarh, back in March, Organiser reported two such cases from Bhilai and Balod districts.
A First Information Report (number–31/2023) was registered at the Bhilai Bhatti police station of the Durg District in Chhatisgarh. As per the complaint, Mohammad Sahil (18), Satish Chandra Das (20) and two other minors were caught raping a cow on the night of March 7.
A similar case was reported from the Balod District of Chhattisgarh on February 28. A First Information Report (number–93/2023) was registered at the Balod police station.
The complainant, Umesh Kumar Sen, District head of Bajrang Dal shared the video of the alleged incident with Organiser Weekly. The said incident took place on February 25.
Also, In July 2022, a man identified as Sheh-e-Alam raped a cow in Raipur, the capital city of Chhatisgarh. Alam was a truck driver by profession and he was performing the act near Satnam Square in the town. After the locals assembled and questioned him he started begging for mercy.
A similar case was reported from the Azad Chowk police station area of Raipur district in Chhatisgarh in October 2022. The accused was identified as Mohammad Kamal.
A similar incident was reported from Raipur in the month of October 2022 where an accused identified as Ram Prasad Maravi was arrested by the police on charges of rape. He was caught by the locals after he tied the legs of a calf and was about of rape her. A case under section 377 of the IPC and Prevention of the Animal Cruelty Act was registered against him.
