Ashish Goud, a member of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) has been booked for allegedly outraging the modesty of a woman in Hyderabad, on Sunday, 1 December.
A case has been registered under Section 354 (criminal force to woman with intent to outrage modesty), 509 (word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), against Ashish, who also happens to be the son of former MLA Nandeshwar Goud, reported news agency ANI.
WHAT HAPPENED?
According to the police, the incident took place in the wee hours of Sunday, at a hotel in Hyderabad.
“Today, we received a complaint from a 27-year-old Telugu film industry model stating that she along with her friends went to a hotel when Ashish Goud and his friends misbehaved with them, inappropriately touched them and used vulgar language.”Police, as quoted by ANI
The complaint was lodged at Madhapur Police Station, where the 27-year-old also accused Ashish of throwing glass bottles on the floor.
“He (Ashish) and two of his friends misbehaved with me and my friends by catching (a hold of our) hands, shouted on us with stupid, vulgar language. Ashish Goud and his friends threw bottles (glass) on the floor and about to hit us (sic).”The complaint reads, as reported by The News Minute
According to ANI, the complaint also named a bouncer, Azhar, who was supporting Ashish and his friends.
Ironically, the incident at the hotel happened a few hours after Ashish was seen participating in a protest, to hang the accused in the Hyderabad veterinary doctor rape and murder case, according to The News Minute .
ASHISH’S REPONSE
The BJYM leader, while addressing the media on Sunday, denied all allegations and asked for solid proof. He said that it has now become a habit to issue blank complaints and he is not scared of such complaints.
“If someone is filing a case against me, then they should speak with facts and figures. They should have proof as well. This looks like Opposition parties are knowingly doing all this. I am not afraid of this blackmail politics and the false cases.”Ashish Goud, as quoted by ANI
STATUS OF INVESTIGATION
A police official from Madhapur police station said that an FIR has been filed in the matter. The accused, however, is absconding and they are yet to apprehend him, reported The News Minute .
(With Inputs from The News Minute and ANI)
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