After selfie with rape victim, women's commission member resigns

The Rajasthan women's panel member, Somya Gurjar, who was severely criticised for clicking a selfie with a rape victim on Thursday has reportedly resigned from her position after she was berated by chief minister Vasundhara Raje.

"I can't understand why this was made into an issue," Gurjar was quoted as saying by NDTV.  

Interestingly, chairperson Suman Sharma is also in the selfie along with Gurjar. 

The selfie was clicked by Gurjar yesterday when she along with chairperson had gone to meet the rape victim in Mahila police station (Jaipur North).

"I was talking to the victim when the member of the commission clicked these selfies. I am not aware when she (Somya Gurjar) clicked. I do not favour such act and has sought a written explanation from her. She has been asked to submit the explanation by tomorrow," Sharma told PTI.

Interestingly, two pictures, in which Gurjar is seen clicking the selfie, got viral on WhatsApp yesterday.

Both Gurjar and Sharma are in the frame of the selfie and the pictures of the act were clicked by someone standing near them in the chamber of the police officer. In the pictures, Gurjar is seen holding the mobile device and the Chairperson is also looking in the frame (of the selfie).

In a shocking incident in Alwar district, a 30-year-old woman was allegedly raped by her husband and his two brothers who tattooed expletives on her forehead and hand for not giving ₹ 51,000 as the dowry.

On Monday, an FIR was registered under sections of 498-A, 376 and 406 of IPC and an investigation in the case have been initiated.