<p>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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />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. <br /><br />The dalit girl alleged that she was released by her abductors in December last. <br />“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.<br /><br />He also alleged that Maurya called him many times and threatened him with dire consequences if he approached the police. <br /><br />The girl then approached the court seeking a direction to the police to book the MLA and some others for rape and abduction. <br /><br />Several member of legislative assembly of the ruling Bahujan Samaj Party have faced charges of abductions, rape and murder in the past.<br /><br />Chief Minister Mayawati has also taken action against some of them. <br />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. <br /><br />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.<br /></p>
<p>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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />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. <br /><br />The dalit girl alleged that she was released by her abductors in December last. <br />“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.<br /><br />He also alleged that Maurya called him many times and threatened him with dire consequences if he approached the police. <br /><br />The girl then approached the court seeking a direction to the police to book the MLA and some others for rape and abduction. <br /><br />Several member of legislative assembly of the ruling Bahujan Samaj Party have faced charges of abductions, rape and murder in the past.<br /><br />Chief Minister Mayawati has also taken action against some of them. <br />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. <br /><br />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.<br /></p>
