Uttar Pradesh Congress MP Rakesh Rathore arrested in rape case | India Information – The Occasions of India

NEW DELHI: Congress MP from Uttar Pradesh’s Sitapur, Rakesh Rathore was arrested on Thursday in reference to a rape case
Rathore was arrested from his residence a day after his petition for anticipatory bail was rejected by the Lucknow bench of Allahabad excessive courtroom.
The bench had, nevertheless, granted him liberty of two weeks to give up earlier than the trial courtroom with a view to avail common bail.
UP police registered a case in opposition to Rathore on January 17, following a grievance from a lady, who accused him of sexually exploiting her for the previous 4 years promising to marry her.
The lady has additionally supplied name particulars and name recordings to the police.

On January 22, the survivor’s husband lodged a separate grievance in opposition to 5 people, alleging Rathore and his son had been pressuring the household to settle the case.
He claimed the MP’s associates made objectionable feedback about his spouse on social media. Sitapur Police registered a case in opposition to 5 people underneath related sections of BNS Act, Part 67 of the IT Act for revealing her id on social media platforms.