September 6, 2024: In a shocking incident, a woman was raped on a busy footpath in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh.  Passerby, instead of helping the victim, filmed the sexual assault on their phones and posted the video on social media.

According to the reports, the incident occurred on Wednesday afternoon on one of the busiest intersections in the city. The police have arrested the accused who was identified as Lokesh.

Police informed that, the survivor, a ragpicker, met Lokesh in the area and he lured her under the pretext of marriage and convinced her to accompany her.

A passerby filmed the incident and shared the video online, while the accused fled the scene after threatening the woman.

The viral video helped the police to identify the accused Lokesh and later arrested him.