Yet another ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MlA has been accused of raping a girl after the victim approach the police in Bareilly seeking action in the matter.
Kushagra Sagar, a BJP MlA from Bisauli assembly segment in Badaun district, allegedly raped his house help's daughter for more than two years, when she was minor, on the pretext of marrying her. The victim, in her report handed over to police on Tuesday, has alleged that the legislator is set to marry another woman on June 17 next and that he tried to settle the matter by paying her Rs 20 lakh.
Senior superintendent of police (SSP)in Bareilly, Kalanidhi Naithani told reporters on Wednesday that police was investigating the matter and appropriate action will be taken very soon. SSP said Circle officer Niti Dwivedi has been tasked with the investigation. "Dwivedi reached the woman’s house but she was not available. We will take further action in the matter once the investigation report comes,” Naithani said. Surprisingly, the cops neither registered a case nor they get the medical examination conducted by the doctors to confirm of the charges.
The victim, who is 22 years now, said in her police report that since the accused had been elected as MlA, her life had become miserable. “We are a very poor family. Since my father is unemployed, my mother works as maid in houses at Green Park locality. She often took me to help her. In 2012, when I was 16, I used to go Sagar’s house along with my mother. I came in contact with him. He started talking to me and even promised to marry me. He took advantage of me and raped me several times from 2012 to 2014,” she said. “I have been receiving threats as well and have become a subject of ridicule in society,” she added.
Meanwhile, MlA Kushagra said that his political rivals who had ruined his father’s political career now wanted to make a dent in his reputation by hatching a conspiracy against him. “This woman has already approached the police in 2014 and came to a compromise taking Rs 10 lakh from me. I have a copy of the written compromise. Now, all of a sudden she again leveled false allegations against me before my wedding that is scheduled next month. I am ready to face these charges and even a narco test. let the probe be completed. Everything will become clear,” Kushagra Sagar said.
Kushagra’s father, former BSP MlA Yogendra Sagar has been in jail on charges of rape and murder. He was booked for raping a woman in 2008. During the proceedings of that case, the government counsel Sadhana Sharma was killed in a road accident and subsequently Yogendra was booked under murder charges in 2016.
