The purported video involving the local political leader from Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh, went viral on Saturday, sparking widespread discussions with political undertones.
A political leader, Manohar Lal Dhakad, who was captured in a ‘compromising situation’ with a woman on Delhi-Mumbai expressway by a CCTV camera installed at a nearby toll booth, was arrested on Sunday. The purported video involving the local political leader from Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh, went viral on Saturday, sparking widespread discussions with political undertones. The footage, captured by CCTV cameras along the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway, allegedly shows the leader in a “compromising situation” with a woman outside a car on the road, engaging in an obscene act.
Following the video’s rapid circulation on social media, Bhanpura police station in Mandsaur district took suo motu cognisance of the public nuisance and obscene crime, registering a case against the individual. “He has been arrested under Sections 296, 285, and 3(5) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Samhita. However, we are investigating the matter further, as we need to determine who made the video viral and the motive behind it. Even if the footage was captured on CCTV, those in possession of the clips must hand them over to the police. We also need to ascertain whether other individuals were involved in the crime,” said R.C. Dangi, the investigating officer and in-charge of Bhanpura police station, while speaking to IANS.
The woman seen in the “obscene act” has not yet
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