Haryana BJP main Badoli had dismissed the allegations, calling them baseless and politically motivated. (X/@MohanLal_Badoli)
Mohan Lal Badoli, who has been booked successful a gang-rape case, should resign from the station of Haryana BJP main to support “sanctity of the party” till helium is proven innocent, elder person and Cabinet Minister Anil Vij Saturday said.
The Himachal Pradesh constabulary has booked Badoli and vocalist Jai Bhagwan Mittal, aka Rocky Mittal, aft a pistillate alleged that she was raped by them successful a edifice successful Himachal Pradesh’s Kasauli. Badoli had denied the allegations.
“Mohan Lal ji said ‘he is innocent’. A (woman) witnesser besides said ‘he is innocent’. I americium assured that helium (Badoli) volition beryllium to beryllium guiltless successful the Himachal Pradesh Police investigation. But until Himachal Police proves him innocent, helium should resign from this (Haryana BJP chief) station to support ‘pavitrata’ (sanctity) of the party,” said Vij successful Ambala.
Vij, connected January 15, had said the allegation of gang-rape against Badoli, who was appointed the president of Haryana BJP portion successful July past year, was “very serious” and the enactment precocious bid would instrumentality a enactment of it. According to the ailment filed a Delhi resident, Badoli and Mittal allegedly sexually abused her, made videos of the act, and threatened to termination her if she disclosed the incidental to anyone. The FIR was registered successful Kasauli connected December 13, 2024.
According to the FIR, the pistillate was staying successful a edifice successful Kasauli with her brag and a pistillate person erstwhile they met Badoli and Mittal connected July 3, 2023. While Badoli introduced himself arsenic a governmental leader, Rocky introduced himself arsenic a singer, arsenic per the complaint. Later, the pistillate and her person went into a country with the two, who promised to assistance her get a authorities occupation and a accidental to diagnostic successful a euphony video, the FIR said. The duo allegedly forced the pistillate to portion liquor. When she refused, they raped her, she alleged successful her complaint.
Based connected the woman’s complaint, constabulary said, the lawsuit was registered against Badoli and Rocky nether sections 376 D (gang rape) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
Badoli had dismissed the allegations, calling them baseless and politically motivated. “This is simply a fake FIR, perchance owed to the upcoming Delhi elections,” helium claimed.
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