Amid the raging war in the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP), MP from Samastipur Prince Raj is facing a sexual assault charge from a woman who has filed a three-page police complaint and also narrated her side of the story before the media. Prince is not available for comment so far.
Prince Raj is cousin of Chirag Paswan who is engaged in a bitter battle with his uncle Pashupati Kumar Paras for taking control of the party . Prince and three other MPs sided with Paras to oust Chirag from the post of party president and leader in the Lok Sabha.
On the other hand, Chirag has expelled them from the party.
The police said they are verifying facts and an enquiry is being conducted. A First Information Report (FIR) will be registered once the preliminary probe is over.
A police officer said a three-page complaint has been filed by a woman with Connaught Place police station. She has alleged that Prince mixed intoxicants in water and raped her after she passed out.
Earlier, On Tuesday, Chirag shared a letter with his uncle in which he mentioned the complaint of sexual molestation by a woman party worker against Prince.
Chirag in his letter, dated March 29, mentioned that Prince was allegedly blackmailed by a woman over the allegations of sexual exploitation.
“When this matter came to my knowledge, I suggested Prince to register a complaint with the police. I have discussed this with Pasupati Kumar Paras, who is an elder in my family, but he did not take it seriously,” Chirag said in the letter.