Dalit girl accuses BSP legislator in UP of rape

A dalit girl has accused Bahujan Samaj Party legislator from Shahjahanpur, about 175 km from here, Neeraj Maurya of abducting and raping her and also claimed that she had a 10-month child from the legislator.

The girl, Sakshi Soni, a resident of Mauzampur village in the district, has levelled the allegations in an affidavit  filed in the court of Judicial Magistrate Parul Pawar, according to reports.

In her affidavit, which was filed in the court a few days back, the girl has alleged that Maurya’s goons had abducted her from a field near her village about 18 months back and took her to the legislator’s house at Jalalabad in the district, where she was raped by Maurya and some others.

The family of the girl had lodged a report with the police when she was abducted and suspected the role of the MLA but the police, instead of booking the MLA, arrested some one else and also filed a charge sheet against him in the court.

The dalit girl alleged that she was released by her abductors in December last.
“We had approached the police on many occasions seeking to register a case against the MLA and his goons but our pleas fell on deaf ears,” Harsahai Soni, her father, said.

He also alleged that Maurya called him many times and threatened him with dire consequences if he approached the police.

The girl then approached the court seeking a direction to the police to book the MLA and some others for rape and abduction. 

Several member of legislative assembly of the ruling Bahujan Samaj Party have faced charges of abductions, rape and murder in the past.

Chief Minister Mayawati has also taken action against some of them.
In the past few days,  four ministers have been sacked after being indicted by the Lokayukta for land grabbing, amassing huge wealth and also indulging in criminal activities.

Bahujan Samaj Party legislator from Budaon Yogendra Sagar is also facing charges of abduction and rape while another party MLA Guddu Pandit was charged with stalking a research scholar after she insisted on marrying him and threatened to expose him.