The Managalwara police have registered a case of sexual assault against former convener of Madhya Pradesh unit of All India Students Federation (AISF), the student wing of CPI. A complaint in this regard was submitted by a JNU girl student in New Delhi few months back.
Police said that the accused Ashish Raghuvanshi was convener of the Madhya Pradesh unit of AISF was expelled from the party in June, 2016 after the victim approached senior members of AISF and lodged a complaint. In the complaint, she stated that in the name of providing post in the party, she was sexually exploited and would facilitate her contesting elections but later he refused.
SP Bhopal (North) Arvind Saxena said that the victim came into contact few months ago and later the victim came to the city and stayed from December 2015 to June 2016 with the accused. He further said that the victim left for Delhi without informing regarding the incident and later she narrated the incident to her family after which a complaint was lodged with the Basantkunj police in Delhi. The case was transferred to Mangalwara police recently and after investigation, the case was registered.
The victim claimed that she had provided Rs 60000 to the accused during her stay with the accused in the city and even after demanding refund she was not provided with the money.
After the preliminary investigation the police have registered a case under section 376 of the IPC and have started further investigation. The police have registered a case under section 376 of the IPC and have started further investigation into the matter. Till the report was filed no arrest were made into the case.