A BJP leader, Kumar Vinod from Deoghar landed in the sex scandal after former Ministers Baidyanath Ram and Satyanand Jha Batul. Vinod was allegedly named along with Ashok Prasad and Jawahar Singh for sexually assaulting a woman at Nandan Pahari Circuit house. The two government officials were arrested on Sunday for allegedly raping a 23-year-old married woman in Deoghar in lieu of getting her a job.
The FIR was lodged earlier against an unknown leader, but the name of Kumar Vinod was revealed yesterday in the court during recoding statements of the evidences as well as the victim,” said Deoghar SP Subodh Prasad.
As the woman was threatened of dire consequences if she revealed his name, she was hesitating to reveal the name of the leader, but she named the leader after the officials were arrested, Doeghar SP said.
“I have instructed the IO to obtain warrant of arrest against Vinod from the court and start the process of arresting him,” said the Doeghar SP.
District welfare officer (DWO) Ashok Prasad and district public relations officer (DPRO) Jawahar Kumar Singh were arrested after an FIR was lodged against them by the victim at town police station on Saturday, alleging sexual exploitation by the two for over a year.