Indore Jam Gate scandal: Life imprisonment to 5 convicts who gang -raped a female friend by holding a military officer hostage, the decision came in 5 months – Indore Jam Gate Incident Life Imprisonment to Five Accused Who Held Army Officer Hostage and GANG RAped.

Mp news: The court sentenced 5 accused to life imprisonment in the famous Jam Gate scandal held in September 2024 near Jam Gate in Mhow area of ​​Indore district. In this case, the heinous incident of robbery, assault and gangrape was carried out by taking the army trainee Major hostage. After the hearing in the fast track court, this decision, which came in just five months, has given justice to the victims and has given a strong message in the society that such crimes will not be tolerated.

What was the jam gate scandal?
The incident took place on 11 September 2024 late at around 2 pm. Two trainee Majors along with two of their female friends went to roam in a rented car near the small jam field firing range near the jam gate of Mhow’s Badgonda police station area. Meanwhile, more than eight armed miscreants surrounded his car. The miscreants assaulted military officers and their female friends, looted their money and purse. After this, he took two people (one trainee Major and a young woman) hostage, while the other officer and the woman left to bring a ransom of Rs 10 lakh.

The accused gang -raped the girl who was taken hostage. The aggrieved trainee officer told that he was listening to the cry of the woman and kept pleading with the miscreants to leave, but he did not listen to him. The officer who went to bring the ransom informed the commanding officer of his unit as soon as he came to the network, who alerted Dial-100. The team of police and military officers reached the spot, but by then the crooks had escaped.

Quick action of police
On receiving the information of the incident, Indore Rural SP Hitika Vasal and ASP Rupesh Dwivedi reached the spot. Taking immediate action, the police started searching for the accused by forming five separate teams. Initially two accused were arrested, and later the rest of the accused were also caught by conducting special operations. Police robbery, assault, ransom and

A case of gang rape was registered.
Indore Rural SP Hitika Vasal said at that time, “We were informed that there was an incident of assault and robbery with the army officer and his associates. We immediately sent our team and arrested two accused by forming five new teams. The accused have been raped by the accused.”

Hearing in fast track court, decision in 5 months
In view of the seriousness of the case, it was run in the fast track court. Fourth Additional Sessions Judge R.S. The hearing lasted for about five months in the court of double. On behalf of the prosecution, Special Public Prosecution Officer Sandhya Uike strongly advocated. The police presented concrete evidence and documents, on the basis of which the court sentenced five accused – Pawan, Rohit, Anil, Ritesh and Sachin (all residents of Manpur police station area) – to life imprisonment. The court clearly said that this punishment will have to remain in jail till death.

Apart from this, the court also ordered compensation to the victims. An amount of 50 thousand rupees will be given to the victim of gang rape and 10-10 thousand rupees to the other three victims. A minor accused was also involved in the case, whose decision is still pending.

Special Public Prosecution Officer’s statement
Special Public Prosecution Officer Sandhya Uike said, “It was a heinous crime in which military officers and their female friends were treated inhumanely. The court has punished all five accused with life imprisonment and imprisonment. This decision gives a strong message in the society along with providing justice to the victims.”

Rahul Gandhi raised the issue
There was an uproar at the national level after this incident. Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi had questioned the law and order of Madhya Pradesh by tweeting. He wrote, “Military officers in Madhya Pradesh are also not safe.” There was a fierce allegation between the ruling and the opposition about this matter.