Madhya Pradesh: A woman was awarded three years of rigorous imprisonment and fined Rs 500 by Indore District Court for molesting other women.
This is the first case of its kind when a woman has been charged and sentenced for obscene behaviour and molestation by the court.
Justice Bharat Singh Rawat in his verdict announced the accused Simran alias Mahi Gill guilty for obscene behaviour and molestation and awarded her 3 years’ jail term. The judge said that if a woman will involve in such a behaviour towards others of the same gender, to ensure women safety in society will be a difficult task.
The accused Simran was held at Bhopal railway station in a suspicious condition in February 2013 and was sent to a women’s special correctional home in Indore.
In 2014, a girl complained against sexual assault by Simran to the correctional home incharge, after which many other girls came forward and informed about similar treatment to them.
Later, a case was registered against Simran and she was sent to Dewas jail after medical reports suggested her age was 19, contrary to her claim that she is a minor. Here also fellow inmates complained of obscene behaviour by Simran and she was shifted to Indore jail.
Some people had filed a bail plea sometime ago in favour of Simran, but the court rejected the plea and announced its verdict.
