Rajasthan BJP MLA booked in second rape case in 10 months
The Hindu
Earlier, a woman from Madhya Pradesh had accused Pratap Lal Bheel of raping her in February this year
A Bharatiya Janata Party MLA in Rajasthan has been booked in a rape case, the second such case against him in a span of 10 months.
A First Information Report against Pratap Lal Bheel, representing the reserved constituency of Gogunda in Udaipur district, was registered following a complaint lodged by a 37-year-old woman.
Earlier, another woman from Madhya Pradesh had accused Mr. Bheel, 52, of raping her in February this year. A case under Section 376 (rape) of Indian Penal Code was registered against the MLA at Sukher police station based on the woman’s complaint.
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