Through PTI
GONDA: Hours ahead of Gonda went to polls on Sunday, Samajwadi Birthday celebration candidate from Colonelganj Meeting constituency, his brothers and supporters had been booked for allegedly raping a girl and beating her up.
Police mentioned they booked SP candidate Yogesh Pratap Singh and others on Saturday evening when they allegedly barged into the place of dwelling of the girl, and assaulted her and her members of the family for supporting the BJP’.
The lady was once cooking at her space.
Singh, his two brothers and supporters barged into her space and collected a struggle.
When her members of the family resisted, they had been crushed up.
In addition they allegedly opened fired and snatched the girl’s gold necklace, the police mentioned mentioning the criticism.
Singh’s supporters allegedly advised the girl that balloting for the BJP will end up to be expensive.
After this, they took her to the fields and allegedly raped her, the police additional mentioned.
Superintendent of Police Santosh Kumar Mishra mentioned two individuals had been taken into custody.
Police power has been deployed out of doors the flats of Singh and his supporters to stay an eye fixed over them, and safety has been equipped to BJP candidate Ajay Kumar Singh, the SP mentioned.