Brothers of rape accused BJP leader from Anand arrested

According to the Anand municipality constabulary presumption officials, Prajapati’s brothers, Bharat and Kamlesh, were arrested successful the lawsuit of rioting that had been lodged simultaneously connected Sunday against 10 radical for creating ruckus astatine the survivor’s location wherever Prajapati was “cornered” aft allegedly being caught red-handed.

Anand Deputy Superintendent of Police JN Panchal said that Prajapati’s brothers were portion of the group, which had helped him flight from the spot portion physically assaulting the woman’s family.

Panchal said, “The brothers of the main accused (Prajapati), identified arsenic Bharat Gordhan Prajapati and Kamlesh Gordhan Prajapati, person been arrested for rioting extracurricular the victim’s location erstwhile the premier accused was caught by her husband.”

“Seven others person besides been identified and volition beryllium arrested. The main accused, who is alleged to person raped the pistillate connected much than 1 occasion, is connected the tally since Sunday but we person formed 3 teams to way him down,” the DSP said.

The incident, according to the FIR, occurred Saturday nighttime erstwhile the pistillate was unsocial astatine home. Prajapati arrived astatine her location and raped her earlier being allegedly caught red-handed by the woman’s husband, the FIR further stated.

While the woman’s hubby and neighbours cornered Prajapati, helium called up his supporters and a brawl ensued, purported CCTV footage of which were doing the rounds.

In her complaint, the subsister alleged that Prajapati took her mobile fig during a door-to-door sojourn for predetermination related enactment successful June.

Thereafter, helium allegedly began pursuing her. He threatened to nonstop the signaling of a speech betwixt them to her hubby and forced himself upon her portion the survivor’s hubby was distant for work, the pistillate told the police.

On November 16, Prajapati allegedly again called the pistillate and demanded intersexual favours, the subsister said successful her complaint.

When she refused, helium allegedly entered their location astatine night, erstwhile her hubby and children had stepped out, and raped her, the ailment stated.