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A woman scrap collector was raped allegedly by a man after he forced her to consume liquor in Agar Naka area of Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain, a police official said on Thursday.
The incident came to light after a video of the rape, shot by several persons, went viral on social media, Kotwali Area's City Superintendent of Police (CSP) Om Prakash Mishra said.
"Accused Lokesh promised to marry her, made her drink liquor and then raped her on Wednesday. Some people who were passing by shot videos of the incident instead of stopping the crime," he said.
Police have identified three to four suspects who shot the video and efforts were on to nab them, Mishra said.
"We have identified three to four suspects who shot a video of the incident and made it viral. As per our information, all of them are at different locations and police teams are trying to nab them," he said.
The victim's health condition is stable and she is at her residence, he said.
Lokesh later fled from the spot. After the woman filed a complaint, he was arrested, Mishra added.