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Cong MP arrested in rape case in middle of press conference

January 30, 2025 15:14 IST
Source:PTI  -  Edited By: Hemant Waje
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Congress MP Rakesh Rathore was arrested from his residence here in a rape case on Thursday, a day after the Allahabad high court rejected his anticipatory bail plea.

IMAGE: Congress MP Rakesh Rathore. Photograph: ANI on X

Rathore was addressing a press conference when Kotwali Nagar police reached his residence to take him into custody.

An FIR was lodged against Rathore on January 17 on a complaint by a woman who accused him of repeatedly raping her over four years after promising to marry her.

 

Authorities are continuing their probe into the matter.

Source: PTI  -  Edited By: Hemant Waje
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