YEKATERINBURG, February 22 A criminal case was opened in the Sverdlovsk region after a man hit a girl for refusing to give up his seat on a tram in Nizhny Tagil, reports the press service of the Russian Investigative Committee. in the Telegram channel.
According to the department, a man beat a girl on a tram in Nizhny Tagil. First, he rudely demanded that she give up his seat, and after refusing, he hit her on the head. Further illegal actions of the man were stopped by one of the passengers, the Investigative Committee notes.
Previously, the Nizhny Tagil police clarified that an investigation into the incident had been organized; the father of the 17-year-old victim contacted the police.
«The investigative bodies of the Investigative Committee of Russia in the Sverdlovsk Region are investigating a criminal case on this fact on the grounds of a crime under Article 116 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (beatings),» the message says. The head of the RF Investigative Committee, Alexander Bastrykin, instructed him to submit a report on the progress of the criminal investigation and the established circumstances.