Ujjain Rape: No Arrest Yet, Mismatch In Cops' Statements, Case Documents

Horrifying visuals from Ujjain, which show a 15-year-old girl, semi-naked and bleeding after rape, going door to door for help, have sparked outrage

Horrifying visuals from Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain, which show a 15-year-old girl, semi-naked and bleeding after rape, going door-to-door for help, have sparked outrage across the country. But 72 hours on, as new details in the case come to the fore, there are several mismatches in police statements and case documents. Also, police are yet to make a breakthrough in finding the culprits. 

1 Suspect, No Proof: An auto-rickshaw driver was questioned yesterday after cops scanned the CCTV footage from the locality where the teenager was seen seeking help but finding none. Police sources said they found blood stains in the auto-rickshaw, but no incriminating evidence linking the driver to the crime was found. Police have said they are still questioning people and looking at circumstantial evidence for more information. 

The Prayagraj Theory: Ujjain police chief Sachin Sharma yesterday said that the girl could not tell her name and address. He had said her accent suggested she is from Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh, about 850 km away. The FIR, however, mentioned her name and her father's name. A senior police officer has now told NDTV that the girl is from a district in Madhya Pradesh. She is a Class VIII student and stays with her grandfather and elder brother. She had gone missing on Sunday and her family had registered a missing complaint, the police officer said.