BHOPAL: Illegal construction at the house of the man who was seen urinating on a tribal mans face while nonchalantly smoking a cigarette in Madhya Pradeshs Sidhi in a disturbing video that went viral on Tuesday was razed by the administration on Wednesday late afternoon.
Besides, the accused was also booked under National Securities Act.Police had arrested Pravesh Shukla at around 2.30am on Wednesday from the outskirts of his native village Kubri.02:08Urination case: Police arrest Pravesh Shukla, case registeredNSA slappedSidhi SP Ravindra Verma said, The accused has been booked under NSA and the illegal construction at his house in village Kubri has been razed.
Besides, we have also arrested the person who had shot that video and he has been booked under relevant sections of IT Act.Joint teams of administration and police reached Kubri village on Wednesday.
The details of the land on which his house was built were scanned and on finding that nearly one third of the house had been built illegally, it was razed down, said sources.Police had filed an FIR against the accused, Pravesh Shukla on Tuesday under SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act.
#ArrestPraveshShukla was trending within hours.
Congress leaders and several social media users said Pravesh is the representative of Sidhi BJP MLA Kedarnath Shukla, but the lawmaker denied this.
When TOI contacted the MLA, he even avoided giving a comment on the matter, saying he doesnt have details.A police officer confirmed to TOI that the victim is from a Scheduled Tribe.
Condemnation for the inhuman act poured in from all over the country.
Chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said: I have instructed the administration to arrest the accused, take strict action and impose NSA against him.PCC chief Kamal Nath called it a heinous act and an embarrassment for the state.
It is alleged that the accused is associated with BJP.
Madhya Pradesh is already number one in atrocities against tribals.
I demand from the chief minister that the accused be given the strictest punishment and atrocities on tribals in Madhya Pradesh should be brought to an end, he tweeted.Both the accused and victim are from Kubri village in Bahri region of Sidhi, around 650km from Bhopal.
And that is where the incident is believed to have happened.A case was registered against the accused under SC/ST (Prevention Of Atrocities) Act and other relevant sections of IPC.BJP MLA Kedarnath Shukla denied any association with the accused.
He is neither my representative nor is he any office bearer or even a member of the party, Shukla said.Asked about pictures and posters, including one where the accused claims to be his representative, the MLA said: I am a public representative thus it is possible (that there will be photos).
Asked to comment on the barbaric incident, Shukla said, I am yet to get details of the incident.
Ive only come to know about it from mediapersons.
Later, he condemned the incident and demanded action.
Talking to ANI, he denied prior knowledge of the incident or that the video had been shown to him earlier.Former CM Kamal Nath tweeted, A video of brutality has surfaced in Sidhi district.
Such a heinous act on a youth from a tribal community has no place in civil society.Shameful: BSPBSP chief Mayawati in a tweet on Wednesday said, "The incident of a local dabang leader urinating on a tribal/Dalit youth in Madhya Pradesh's Sidhi district is very shameful and extremely condemnable.""It is also said that the government woke up after a video of the incident went viral, which shows their involvement," she claimed.The BSP supremo said the BJP government in Madhya Pradesh should take strict action against the accused."Not only invoke the NSA, but confiscate/demolish the accused's property," she demanded in another tweet while asking the BJP government to act, instead of denying that the accused belonged to the ruling party.Such incidents bring shame to everyone, she added.With agency inputs