Gayatri Prajapati, former Akhilesh Yadav govt minister, gets jail for life in rape case

Former Uttar Pradesh minister Gayatri Prasad Prajapati was sentenced to life in prison in the Chitrakoot gang rape case.

A special court in Lucknow sentenced former Uttar Pradesh minister Gayatri Prasad Prajapati and two others to life in prison in connection with the Chitrakoot gang rape case on Friday.

A key member of Akhilesh Yadav's Cabinet, holding portfolios of the transport and mining ministries, Prajapati was arrested in March 2017 on charges of raping the woman and trying to rape her minor daughter as well.