During the crucial elections into the Uttar Pradesh Assembly, black spots in politics are hogging lime light. In a major embarrassment to the ruling Samajwadi Party, a gang-rape case against its minister Gayatri Prajapati has picked up steam after the Supreme Court directed the police to file an FIR last week.
Prajapati, who is contesting Amethi constituency which goes to polls on February 27, has been accused of gang-raping a woman in Luknow last year.
It may be recalled that Prajapati was sacked by chief minister Akhilesh Yadav, but later reinstated after pressure from party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav.
The victim has accused the minister of raping her at his Lucknow residence. She has recorded her statement in a court and the minister is likely to be arrested soon. Manjil Saini, SSP, Lucknow said there had been sufficient evidence against Prajapati. The victim and the minister had spoken to each other on several occasions in the past, he said.
According to victim, the minister called her to his residence in the pretext of offering her some help and offered tea laced with some intoxicant. When she fainted, the minister and his accomplices allegedly raped her and took her pictures.
While ordering an FIR in the case, the apex court, on February 18, also directed the police to inquire and file an action taken report regarding the incidents in eight weeks.
Ayub accused of rape-murder
In yet another incident, a case of murder and sexual exploitation was lodged against Peace Party chief Dr Ayub. He is accused of raping a nursing student and killing her by administering lethal drugs. The victim died on Friday night.
Ayub is a sitting MLA from Khalilabad constituency and presently contesting poll from there. The family of the victim, in their complaint, accused Ayub of repeatedly raping the victim when she was studying nursing in a Lucknow college.
