The sex attack happened near a railway station in the Indian city of Visakhapatnam at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, the Hindustan Times reported. suspect, identified as Ganji Siva, a 23-year-old truck cleaner, was arrested for the attack on the 43-year-old victim, according to the news outlet.
“Apparently, she was very weak as she had not eaten for several hours and was sleeping on the footpath under the shadow of a tree, when Siva, in an inebriated condition assaulted her sexually,” police inspector K. Suresh told the Hindustan Times.
But instead of calling for help, passersby pulled out their cellphones.
“Some of them were more interested in capturing the incident on their mobile phones. After some time, an auto driver, RG Srinu, shot a short video of it and brought it to our notice,” the police inspector said.
The video shows people walking past, while the man was sexually assaulting the woman. Even the auto driver did not stop the rape.
“It clearly shows how the people have become insensitive to attacks on women,” Suresh said.
By the time police responded to the scene, Siva had fled the scene on a bike, but cops later tracked him down based on description, and took him into custody.
He was ordered to two weeks of judicial remand, according to the report.
The victim was taken to an area hospital for a medical evaluation following the incident.
A day before the attack, the victim allegedly, left her home following a family dispute.
Rapist assaults woman in broad daylight, no one stops it! Crowd watch, whip out cellphones to film attack
Man rapes woman, on people filled street, Sunday in the Indian city of Visakhapatnam
Ganji Siva, a 23-year-old truck cleaner, was arrested for the attack on the 43-year-old victim
While Siva assaulted her sexually, passersby pulled out their cellphones intent on capturing the incident, instead of coming to victim’s aid
After the assault Siva fled the scene, but was tracked down and arrested while the victim was hospitalized for evaluation
Women protesting rape and violence against women in India, hold placards and shout their demands from a flag post near the presidential palace
A rape incident on Sunday in full public view in broad daylight on a busy street in in the Indian city of Visakhapatnam, highlighted an alarming desensitization to crimes against women, police said. Dozens of passers-by filmed the crime instead of coming to the aid of the victim.
A 23-year-old drunk man raped the woman in broad daylight on a street in India and onlookers videotaped the heinous crime instead of trying to help.
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