Hyderabad: 2 accused of eve-teasing girl on New Year's eve get 3-day imprisonment
Based on the complaint lodged by the victim on January 1, the police arrested the two accused - Upender and Suresh - after identifying them with the help of CCTV footages.
In Short
- The duo eve-teased the girl on New Year's eve at the Bapu Nagar locality in Hyderabad.
- Accused identified as E. Upender and Suresh, natives of Andhra's Prakasam district.
- They were booked under Hyderabad City Police Act under Section 70 (C) for eve-teasing.
A local court of Hyderabad awarded a three-day imprisonment to two men for eve-teasing a girl on the night of December 31.
Based on the complaint lodged by the victim on January 1, the police arrested the two accused after identifying them with the help of CCTV footages. The accused have been identified as E. Upender and Suresh, natives of Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh.
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The police not only acted promptly in arresting the eve-teasers, but also fast-tracked the case to ensure that the accused were brought to justice, in less than a week since the crime took place.
INCIDENT TOOK PLACE BETWEEN 9.30 PM AND 10 PM
According to SR Nagar police, the duo eve-teased a girl between 9.30 p.m. and 10 p.m. on New Year's eve at the Bapu Nagar locality in Hyderabad.
After the complaint was filed on January 1, police arrested the accused and booked them under the recently initiated E-Petty cases (under which officials use a tablet to process and expedite the case instead of going through the usual paper work) to fast-track the process of administering justice.
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The 10th special magistrate court awarded 3-day imprisonment to Upender and Suresh, who were booked under Hyderabad City Police Act under Section 70 (C) for eve-teasing.