Man Held For Rape Attempt In UP, BJP Claims He's Linked To Samajwadi Party

The BJP alleged that the accused was once a close affiliate of Samajwadi Party MP Dimple Yadav.

A 50-year-old former politician has been arrested for allegedly trying to rape a minor girl in Kannauj on Monday, police said.

The incident has also led to a political row, with the BJP hitting out at the Samajwadi Party with the claim that the accused was once a close affiliate of senior party leader Dimple Yadav, when she was the Lok Sabha MP from Kannauj.

The SP, however, has distanced itself from the row, saying the accused, Nawab Singh Yadav, is no longer a party worker.