Nagpur: Man forced to march naked over alleged rape attempt

Mumbai : Amid outrage over the Telangana veterinarian rape and murder case, a Nagpur man has reportedly been marched naked on streets over allegations of him trying to rape a 4-year-old kid.

According to the police reports, the rape accused has been identified as Jawahar Vaidya. He works as a daily cash collection agent for a co-operative society bank in Nagpur and used to visit the victim’s house frequently for the same purpose.

“Vaidya visits the house of the girl every day for collecting cash. Finding the girl alone on Sunday evening, he tried to sexually assault her. Suddenly, the mother of the girl returned home and raised an alarm, following which her neighbours rushed to the spot,” the police stated.

As soon as the locals got to know about his bad intentions, they gathered and thrashed him, following a naked march on the roads. Later, they handed him over to the police personnel.

A case was registered against Vaidya under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) along with the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act at Pardi police station.