In a bizarre case of mistaken identity, a 65-year-old man was arrested from Hindoli town in the district after a molestation video went viral on social media last month, with the police today claiming that the place shown in the clip is a town in UP, and not in Rajasthan.
Hindoli town in the district remained tense after the video went viral on WhatsApp on July 31, purportedly showing a 65-year-old man allegedly molesting a minor girl.
However, the situation was brought under control after heavy police force was deployed. A man was later arrested from the city on charges of rape, molestation and under the POSCO Act.
"The video clip turned out to be from Khurja Nagar area of Bulandshahr in UP," said Manoj Soni, SHO at Hindoli police station, who returned from UP two days ago after investigating the matter.
The video clip has nothing to do with the man arrested in Hindoli town, he said.
The SHO refused to divulge details in this connection saying the investigation is underway on the basis of a report lodged by the minor girl's father.
"I cannot speak about it as I have submitted my report to the district SP," said Abhishek Pareek, SHO Bundi, Sadar police station, who also visited Bulandshahr separately to verify the place shown in the video.
However, SP Adarsh Siddhu was not available for comments.
The forensic report of the video is awaited and the accused man is still behind the bars.
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