Ajmer sex scandal is a sex scandal of India that occurred in Ajmer town in Rajasthan state. It came to light in 1992. It was the biggest sex scandal to have been seen in India till then.
Modus operandi
A gang of people befriended school banda, raped them, took photographs in compromising positions and used these to exploit them. According to the reports, more than 200 girls were involved.[citation needed]
The 1st judgment came in 1998 after six years of tortuous proceedings and eight of the accused were convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment by Ajmer District court. Of the remaining eight accused, Farooq Chishty, a former Indian Youth Congress leader was reported to have lost his mental balance and turned schizophrenic. His trial is still pending.
Another accused, Purushottam was said to have committed suicide (but according to some reports is said to be alive) soon after he was released on bail on March 8, 1994. Six others, including the two main accused Nafees Chishty and Sohail Ghani had disappeared and remain traceless.
The Rajasthan High Court acquitted four out of eight by reducing their life sentence to 10 years imprisonment but maintained the life sentence on the other four. The Government of Rajasthan appealed against the acquittal in the Supreme Court of India while the four had challenged their conviction. Finally in 2004, the Supreme court dismissed both the appeals filed by the state as well as the convicted persons a Bench comprising Justice N. Santosh Hegde and Justice B P Singh said “having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, we are of the view that the ends of justice would be met if the sentence is reduced to ten years rigorous imprisonment.”
Today according to the Indian Police the search is still on for the ones absconding. Accused likes ‘Nafees Chishty’ and ‘Purushottam’, continue to go with their lives while many girls till today bear the brunt of the crimes committed by others. Farooq Chishty has been awarded life imprisonment. His Nephew Salman Chishty is handling his case and the family is trying hard to get him out of jail.
Modus operandi
A gang of people befriended school banda, raped them, took photographs in compromising positions and used these to exploit them. According to the reports, more than 200 girls were involved.[citation needed]
Trial
According to the police and women NGOs, it was a tough case to build as most of the victims were reluctant to come forward. It was the photographs and videos used to blackmail which came in handy in identifying the accused and building the case against them. Of the girls suspected to have been subjected to rape and blackmail, 30 were identified in the investigations; only about a dozen had filed cases and of these 10 later backed out. Only two resolutely pursued the case. The episode took place at the Chishty Farm house in Foysagar Road, ajmer.The 1st judgment came in 1998 after six years of tortuous proceedings and eight of the accused were convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment by Ajmer District court. Of the remaining eight accused, Farooq Chishty, a former Indian Youth Congress leader was reported to have lost his mental balance and turned schizophrenic. His trial is still pending.
Another accused, Purushottam was said to have committed suicide (but according to some reports is said to be alive) soon after he was released on bail on March 8, 1994. Six others, including the two main accused Nafees Chishty and Sohail Ghani had disappeared and remain traceless.
The Rajasthan High Court acquitted four out of eight by reducing their life sentence to 10 years imprisonment but maintained the life sentence on the other four. The Government of Rajasthan appealed against the acquittal in the Supreme Court of India while the four had challenged their conviction. Finally in 2004, the Supreme court dismissed both the appeals filed by the state as well as the convicted persons a Bench comprising Justice N. Santosh Hegde and Justice B P Singh said “having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, we are of the view that the ends of justice would be met if the sentence is reduced to ten years rigorous imprisonment.”
Today according to the Indian Police the search is still on for the ones absconding. Accused likes ‘Nafees Chishty’ and ‘Purushottam’, continue to go with their lives while many girls till today bear the brunt of the crimes committed by others. Farooq Chishty has been awarded life imprisonment. His Nephew Salman Chishty is handling his case and the family is trying hard to get him out of jail.
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