2012 Guwahati molestation case

Indian crime September 2025 October 2017 October 2017 2012 Guwahati molestation case Guwahati, India 26 11 0 N 91 44 0 E 2012 7 9 y Molestation Amar Jyoti Kalita On 9 July 2012, in Guwahati city, the capital city of Assam, an Indian state,TV reporter who-filmed girls molestation in Guwahati arrested http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-20/guwahati/32763134_1_atanu-bhuyan-tv-reporter-news-live-channel https://web.archive.org/web/20131011083355/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-20/guwahati/32763134_1_atanu-bhuyan-tv-reporter-news-live-channel dead 11 October 2013 21 July 2012 The Times of India 21 July 2012 a teenage girl was allegedly molested and manhandled by a crowd of approximately 30 men outside a bar, many of whom were subsequently arrested based on video footage of the event. A local TV journalist from News Live was accused of instigating the mob and was arrested on 20 July 2012. Investigations are ongoing.Guwahati molestation: TV journalist arrested http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Guwahati/Guwahati-molestation-TV-journalist-arrested/Article1-892644.aspx https://web.archive.org/web/20120721124156/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Guwahati/Guwahati-molestation-TV-journalist-arrested/Article1-892644.aspx dead 21 July 2012 21 July 2012 Hindustan Times 20 July 2012 Incident On 9 July 2012, two women were exiting a bar and became involved in a physical struggle with a group of men standing outside. Gaurav Jyoti Neog, a journalist from News Live who was nearby, phoned his office asking for a camera and crew to shoot the brawl.Sahni Diksha Big Catch in Guwahati Molestation Case https://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2012/07/24/big-catch-in-guwahati-molestation-case/?mod=google_news_blog 24 July 2012 Wall Street Journal 24 July 2012 Although the girl tried breaking away and asking for help, she was dragged back twice into the mob and abused further. Eventually, after almost half an hour, Mukul Kalita, another journalist from a local daily Ajir Asom intervened and rescued the girl.Deka Kaushik Irony adds to insult and anger! Accused in molestation case plays police officer on crime show, yet to be arrested https://www.indiatoday.in/india/northeast/story/assam-girl-molestation-case-109362-2012-07-13 24 July 2012 India Today 13 July 2012 Once the police reached the site, the girl was taken back home and a case was filed. Amarjyoti Kalita is the prime accused based on alleged identification from the video footage.Choudhury Ratnadip Manufactured Shame http://www.tehelka.com/story_main53.asp?filename=Ne280712MANUFACTURED.asp 21 July 2012 Tehelka https://web.archive.org/web/20120722191536/http://www.tehelka.com/story_main53.asp?filename=Ne280712MANUFACTURED.asp 22 July 2012 dead Reactions The case caused uproar in the national and local media right after the video was aired by News Live, going viral on YouTube20 men molest minor girl in Guwahati; outrage after video goes viral http://www.mid-day.com/news/2012/jul/130712-teen-girl-molested-by-twenty-guwahati-pub-video-viral.htm 25 July 2012 Mid-Day 13 July 2012 and provoking debates about the safety of women and human rights in India.Chatterjee Garga Guwahati case: The questions about the fateful night of July 10 http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_guwahati-case-the-questions-about-the-fateful-night-of-july-10_1715901 17 July 2012 Daily News and Analysis By 20 July 2012, 12 of the 22 accused were arrested.Guwahati molestation case: SSP transferred; another accused held http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Guwahati/Guwahati-molestation-SSP-transferred-8-accused-held/Article1-890065.aspx https://web.archive.org/web/20120718192833/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Guwahati/Guwahati-molestation-SSP-transferred-8-accused-held/Article1-890065.aspx dead 18 July 2012 21 July 2012 Hindustan Times Amarjyoti Kalita, the main accused surrendered to the Uttar Pradesh police in Varanasi on 23 July.Uttar Pradesh Kalita, main accused in Guwahati molestation case, surrenders http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/UttarPradesh/Kalita-main-accused-in-Guwahati-molestation-case-surrenders/Article1-894264.aspx https://web.archive.org/web/20120726022320/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/UttarPradesh/Kalita-main-accused-in-Guwahati-molestation-case-surrenders/Article1-894264.aspx dead 26 July 2012 23 July 2012 Hindustan Times 23 July 2012 The next day, Assam police went to Varanasi to take custody of Kalita and it was declared that 14 of the 17 identified accused had been arrested.PTI Guwahati molestation: Assam police go to Varanasi to take custody of Kalita http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_guwahati-molestation-assam-police-go-to-varanasi-to-take-custody-of-kalita_1719144 24 July 2012 DNA India 24 July 2012 Alka Lamba, a representative of the National Commission for Women (NCW) who was sent to Guwahati to investigate the molestation case, was criticized for accidentally revealing the identity of the victim in a press conference.Guwahati molestation: NCW representative draws flak http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Guwahati/Guwahati-molestation-NCW-representative-draws-flak/Article1-889990.aspx https://web.archive.org/web/20120716185525/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Guwahati/Guwahati-molestation-NCW-representative-draws-flak/Article1-889990.aspx dead 16 July 2012 26 July 2012 Hindustan Times 16 July 2012 Child rights experts also criticized the government for handing the case over to NCW instead of NCPCR (National Commission for Protection of Child Rights) since the victim was a minor.NCPCR should have handled Guwahati molestation case: Experts http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_ncpcr-should-have-handled-guwahati-molestation-case-experts_1717733 26 July 2012 DNA 20 July 2012 Judgement Eleven accused in this case including prime accused Amarjyoti Kalita, were convicted on 7 December 2012 11 convicted, four acquitted in Guwahati molestation case https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/11-convicted-four-acquitted-in-Guwahati-molestation-case/article15618087.ece 8 December 2012 The Hindu11 convicted in Guwahati abuse case, scribe let off http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Guwahati/Guwahati-molestation-case-Amarjyoti-Kalita-convicted-journalist-walks-free/Article1-969757.aspx https://web.archive.org/web/20121208043740/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Guwahati/Guwahati-molestation-case-Amarjyoti-Kalita-convicted-journalist-walks-free/Article1-969757.aspx dead 8 December 2012 8 December 2012 Hindustan Times while four others were acquitted. Chief Judicial Magistrate S.P. Moitra convicted the prime accused Amarjyoti Kalita along with 10 others under various Sections of IPC namely 143 – unlawful assembly, 341- wrongful restraint, 294 -Obscene act, 323 – voluntarily causing hurt and 354 – Assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty. News Live journalist Gaurav Jyoti Neog was acquitted along with Hafizuddin, Diganta Basumatary and Jitumoni Deka due to lack of evidence. References Further reading Bhattacharyya Rituparna October 2016 Street Violence against Women in India: Mapping Prevention Strategies https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/aswp.12099 Asian Social Work and Policy Review en 10 3 311–325 10.1111/aswp.12099 1753-1403 subscription Chhetry Lalita Problems and Perspectives of the Relationship Between the Media and Human Rights Joshi Charu Cambridge Scholars Publishing 2017 978-1-4438-7832-6 Social media as a tool in formulating the Collective Shift in Social Consciousness (A case study of the teenage girl molested in Guwahati city) https://www.google.com/books/edition/Problems_and_Perspectives_of_the_Relatio/ExVUDgAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Guwahati+molestation&pg=PA52&printsec=frontcover Pande Somava 2017-03-13 Ethics in citizen journalism: incident of teenage girl molestation in India http://www.emerald.com/jices/article/15/01/2-16/209468 Journal of Information, Communication and Ethics in Society en 15 01 2–16 10.1108/JICES-05-2016-0017 1477-996X subscription Category:Violence against women in India Category:History of Guwahati Category:2012 crimes in India Category:July 2012 crimes in Asia Category:Crime in Assam Category:Mass sexual assault Category:Sex gangs Category:Incidents of violence against girls Category:2010s in Assam Category:Sex crimes in India Category:July 2012 in India