MP CM Shivraj Chouhan washes feet of urination case victim; apologises to him

Bhopal, July 6: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday met the victim of the Sidhi urination incident at CM house in state capital Bhopal. He  welcomed victim Dashmat Rawat, a tribal, and washed his feet as a mark of respect.

MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan also apologised to the victim for the incident and said he was deeply disturbed and filled with pain after seeing the video. "My heart is filled with pain; Dashmat ji this is an attempt to share your pain. Also, I apologise to you. For me, only people are god," CM Chouhan wrote after meeting the victim.

Notably, in a viral video of the incident, the accused Pravesh Shukla (30) was seen urinating on Dashmat Rawat. Soon after a video of the incident went viral on social media on Tuesday, CM Shivraj Chouhan took cognizance of the matter and ordered strict action, including slapping the National Security Act (NSA) on the accused.

The accused was arrested in the early hours of Wednesday and was booked under the NSA. An order in this regard was issued by Sidhi Collector, Saket Malviya, and the accused was sent to Central Jail Rewa. His illegal construction was also demolished by the local administration on the same day.

In another video that surfaced on social media on Wednesday, accused Pravesh Shukla could be seen being taken by police for medical examination. 

- ANI

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