BHOPAL: Hundreds of furious residents, including women, children and locals, brought the bustling Mandideep-Obedullaganj road to a standstill on Wednesday, staging a fierce protest against the alleged sexual assault on a six-year-old girl in nearby Panjra village of Madhya Pradesh's Raisen district.
The demonstration, which choked National Highway 46 for hours, has amplified calls for swift action amid growing anger over the accused's continued evasion of arrest even after the fifth day of the crime.
Heavy police have been deployed in the area.
Chief Minister Mohan Yadav had already removed Superintendent of Police of Raisen and Station House Officer of Mandideep Police station, yet the accussed is absconding on the fifth day of the heinous crime.
The child, according to doctors, is critical, and it will take months for her to recover.