Uttar Pradesh: A Samajwadi Party leader was arrested in Kannauj on Monday for allegedly trying to rape a 15-year-old girl. The SP leader, who was earlier a ‘block pramukh’, had allegedly called the minor and her aunt on the pretext of getting her a job. Kannauj Superintendent of Police Amit Kumar said they received a call on the UP 112 service at around 1.30 pm on Monday from a girl who claimed her clothes were removed and an attempt was made to rape her. In her complaint, the girl said that when her aunt had gone to the bathroom, Yadav tried to force himself on her.
But when she returned and saw Yadav in his underwear,
she immediately called 112. “Taking cognizance of the call, local police and PRV teams immediately reached the spot. The girl was rescued and the accused was taken into custody in an objectionable condition,” SP Anand said. The arrest has triggered a row between the ruling BJP and the SP in Uttar Pradesh. The Samajwadi Party issued a statement saying that Yadav has been disqualified for being involved in anti-party activities for about 5 years. Samajwadi Party leader Juhi Singh questioned why the minor girl needed a job. “The girl was 15 years old. So what kind of job was she looking for?” the SP leader asked. The leader also questioned the timing of the incident, “They (the minor and her aunt) had called her in the morning. So this incident happened suddenly at night. The number 112 was also dialed from there.”
