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A BJP worker along with three others have been booked for allegedly abducting and raping a 19-year-old woman in Shahdol district of Madhya Pradesh, police said.
In a statement on Sunday, the BJP said the accused office-bearer had been removed from its primary membership.
The Case
A 19-year-old woman reportedly went missing from outside her house on February 18. Her family filed a missing person’s complaint the next day.
She was allegedly abducted in a four-wheeler, forced to drink liquor in a farmhouse in Gadaghat area under Jaitpur police station limits and then gang-raped on February 18 and 19, said Shahdol Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Mukesh Vaish.
BJP Worker Among Others Booked in MP for Abduction, Rape of 19-year-old
An FIR was registered, after which four persons were identified and booked. Among them was a local BJP leader who was later thrown out of the party s prime membership.
| 22 Feb 2021 10:43 AM GMT
BHOPAL: A 19-year-old girl from Shahdol in Madhya Pradesh was recently abducted and kept captive for two days in a farmhouse and was gang-raped by four people, she was later dumped in front of her house, said reports.
Following the incident, an FIR was registered by the victim s family after which four persons were identified and booked. Among them was a local BJP leader who was later thrown out of the party s prime membership.