BJP leader, brother-in-law booked for kidnapping, raping girl in MP’s Singrauli

The victim alleged that BJP leader Komal Gupta and his brother-in-law Dharmendra Gupta abducted her from outside her house on January 27, three days before her wedding.

A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and his brother-in-law have been booked by the Singrauli district police for allegedly kidnapping and raping a girl in Madhya Pradesh’s Singrauli.

The victim told the police that BJP's Sarai Mandal president Komal Gupta and his brother-in-law Dharmendra Gupta abducted her from outside her house on January 27, three days before her wedding.

A missing person complaint was registered by the girl's family members the same day and the victim was rescued from Balaghat on February 19.

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The victim in her complaint has alleged that she was kidnapped from outside her house by Dharmendra Gupta and Komal Gupta after she was forcefully made to sniff some substance. The victim further claimed that she regained consciousness somewhere near Jabalpur from where Komal Gupta parted ways with Dharmendra Gupta. He then took her on a bus to Balaghat where she was confined at his aunt's residence and was repeatedly raped by him.

Singrauli Superintendent of Police Birendra kumar Singh, while talking to India Today, said that Dharmendra Gupta, the main accused, has been arrested while Komal Gupta is still at large.

"The victim has alleged that she was raped by Dharmendra Gupta and was assisted in the kidnapping by Komal Gupta. We have booked both the accused under appropriate sections and further investigations are underway," said the SP.