A video allegedly showing a couple engaged in a sexual act on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway has gone viral, sparking public outrage.
The man in the video is a BJP leader, Manohar Dhakad, who hails from Mandsaur and the ‘obscene’ act was captured by high-security cameras installed on the 8-lane expressway. However, the Bharatiya Janata Party has denied reports that Dhakad is associated with the party.
The man in the video has been identified as Manoharlal Dhakad from Madhya Pradesh’s Mandsaur district. Following the incident, Dhakad was sacked from his post as national secretary of the Dhakad Mahasabha, which is registered in Ujjain.
The footage, reportedly recorded on May 13, appears to have been taken inside a white car that transport department records confirm is registered in Dhakad’s name.
Madhya Pradesh police registered a case on Friday against Dhakad and the woman caught in the CCTV video. The incident reportedly happened near Mandsaur town in Madhya Pradesh, some 200 km from Indore.
Mandsaur’s deputy inspector general of police Manoj Kumar Singh told Hindustan Times, “In the investigation, the location is turned out to be public place at the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway in Bhanpura. Police have registered a case against Manohar Dhakad and another person under sections 296 (obscene act in the public places), 285 (obstructing public way) and 3(5) of BNS.”
BJP’s Mandsaur district president Rajesh Dixit said that Dhakad had taken the primary membership online but he was not a leader of BJP. However, his wife, Sohan Bai, is a BJP-backed district panchayat member representing Ward No. 8 in Mandsaur.
Ever since the video surfaced, Dhakad’s phone has been switched off and he could not be contacted for a reaction, according to reports.
