NB Twitter Scan | MP: Video showing Pravesh Shukla urinating on tribal labourer arrested, CM Chouhan orders strict action and imposing NSA
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Sidhi, July 04: A disturbing video went viral showing a man from Madhya Pradesh's Sidhi urinating on a tribal worker has sparked outrage across the nation, with Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan order strict action against the accused. The accused individual, Pravesh Shukla, is simultaneously smoking a cigarette in the video. The victim has been identified as Pale Kol.
The media and netizens shared that the accused was a member of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Pravesh Shukla. It was further alleged that Shukla is an associate of BJP Member of the Legislative Assembly from Sidhi, Kedar Nath Shukla. However, Gurudutt Sharan Shukla, son of Sidhi MLA Kedarnath Shukla and the MLA himself stated that this person is not associated with the BJP.
VIDEO | A video of a man peeing on a youth was shared on social media, creating widespread furore. The video is said to be from Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh.
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) July 4, 2023
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Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan ordered the authorities to take stringent action against accused Pravesh Shukla in this case. Chief Minister Chouhan said that the accused will not be spared at any cost.
"A viral video of Sidhi district has come to my notice... I have instructed the administration to arrest the culprit and take strict action and also impose NSA," CM Chouhan tweeted in Hindi.
मेरे संज्ञान में सीधी जिले का एक वायरल वीडियो आया है...
— Shivraj Singh Chouhan (@ChouhanShivraj) July 4, 2023
मैंने प्रशासन को निर्देश दिए हैं कि अपराधी को गिरफ्तार कर कड़ी से कड़ी कार्रवाई कर एनएसए भी लगाया जाए।
Shivraj Singh Chouhan said, "The accused has tarnished humanity. He has committed a very inhuman act. An offence for which the harshest punishment is imposed. Even the harshest words fall short of it. But I have instructed that the strictest punishment should be given and the strictest action should be taken. There should be an action that becomes an example."
#WATCH उसने मानवता को कलंकित किया है। ऐसे अपराध के लिए कठोरतम सजा, कठोरतम शब्द भी कम है। मैंने निर्देश दिए हैं कि कठोरतम सजा दी जाए कड़ी से कड़ी कार्रवाई की जाए, ऐसी कार्रवाई जो उदाहरण बने...अपराधी को कोई जाति नहीं होती, कोई धर्म नहीं होता और ना कोई पार्टी होती है अपराधी केवल… pic.twitter.com/TnBrKPaNbC
— ANI_HindiNews (@AHindinews) July 4, 2023
When asked about the purported affiliation of the accused with the Bharatiya Janata Party, Shivraj Singh Chouhan said, "We will not spare him at any cost. The criminal has no caste, no religion, and no party. The culprit is only a criminal, and he must face punishment."
BJP MLA Kedarnath Shukla refutes claims of association with the accused Pravesh Shukla
On social media, the man who urinated on a tribal man sitting on the stairs was described as a close supporter of local MLA Kedarnath Shukla, but the MLA himself has denied this. BJP MLA Kedarnath Shukla has clarified that Pravesh Shukla is not his aide.
Kedarnath Shukla said, "He (the culprit in the video) is neither my representative nor an associate. He is not connected to BJP in any way. I am demanding strict action against the culprit. When we visit our constituency, so many people click photos with us. But he is not attached to us in any way. He has shamed humanity and strict action should be taken against him."
#WATCH | He (the culprit in the video) is neither my representative nor an associate. He is not connected to BJP in any way. I am demanding strict action against the culprit: Kedarnath Shukla, BJP MLA from Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh on a purported video showing a man urinating on… pic.twitter.com/vn2uO5tXqo
— ANI MP/CG/Rajasthan (@ANI_MP_CG_RJ) July 4, 2023
Accused Pravesh Shukla arrested
Meanwhile, the accused was arrested late in the night. Anjulata Patle, Additional SP, Sidhi said, "As the video of urinating on the victim surfaced, a case was registered in the Bahri police station. The culprit was arrested after booking the case. A team of police personnel from three police stations was formed and they collected information from the sources. The accused was arrested at around 2 o’clock in the night. He will now be investigated."
VIDEO | "The accused (Pravesh Shukla) was arrested at around 2 am (today). He is currently being interrogated," says Anjulata Patle, Additional SP, Sidhi on the accused, who was seen urinating on a tribal youth in a video.
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) July 5, 2023
The police have invoked the stringent NSA against the… pic.twitter.com/0QquZFEM1w
She added, "Based on the information, the police raided a few nearby villages. He was then arrested as per the information provided by various sources."
Following the incident, the police booked Shukla under Sections 294 (obscene acts), 504 (Intentional insult) of the Indian Penal Code and other provisions of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, local media reported.
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