Ajmer: Lawyers beat up accused in the Beawar mass-rape case on the premises of a court in Ajmer on Tuesday. The incident took place when the accused were brought to the court for a hearing in the case. The entire matter was recorded on a camera and soon the video went viral on social media.
Reporters were also present in the court premises when the incident took place. The accused were brought to the court amid tight security.
The five accused belonged to a minority community and have been identified as Rehan Mohammad, Sohail Mansoori, Luqman alias Sohaib, Armaan Pathan and Sahil Qureshi. Two juveniles were also detained in connection with the case.
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The entire matter surfaced this month when the parents of the survivors approached the police and lodged a complaint. They reportedly shared details of the people who allegedly threatened, blackmailed and rape the girls.
Four to five girls were sexually exploited in Vijay Nagar town in Rajasthan’s Beawar district, reported The New Indian Express citing sources. As per the police, the gang trapped and blackmailed school girls. The accused allegedly subject them to rape and even tried to convert them to convert them to their religion.
As per the report, the accused first targeted a girl. They allegedly assaulted and blackmailed the girl and forced her to make her underage schoolmates befriend them so that they could trap multiple victims. According to the report, the accused even lured minor girls using Chinese mobile phones.
The arrested persons are labourers. The case has sparked an outrage across Vijay Nagar. The incident also sparked a political storm in the state. People are drawing a comparison of the Beawar case to a similar case in Ajmer which took place almost 33 years ago.
