Sexually abused by 143 people, alleges 25-year-old Hyderabad woman

HYDERABAD: In what could turn out to be a shocking revelation, a 25-year-old woman has lodged a complaint with the Punjagutta police that she was sexually abused by 143 people from various walks of life over a period of time. The unprecedented allegation has forced the police to register a 42-page FIR.
Of the 42 pages, 41 pages have details of the 143 members, against whom the woman has lodged the complaint, who were declared as accused.
The Punjagutta police have sent the woman for medical examination and they will soon have to individually call all the accused, which also includes a few women, and interrogate them.
The woman lodged a complaint against persons, who are allegedly from political backgrounds, student leaders, media, film and other professions.
She has also claimed that before she got a divorce from her husband, various members of his family had also allegedly abused her.
According to the woman, the accused have been abusing her for several years but this was the first time that she had lodged a police complaint. Punjagutta police registered a case under the charges of rape, insulting the modesty of a woman, assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty and others in Indian Penal Code (IPC), besides invoking SC&ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
The unprecedented allegation has forced the police to register a 42-page FIR. Of the 42 pages, 41 pages have details of the 143 members against whom the woman has lodged the complaint
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme court directives on cases related to sexual assault)