Union minister booked for allegedly raping, threatening 24-yr-old married woman

Agencies

August 11, 2018

Guwahati, Aug 11: Assam Police have registered a case against Rajen Gohain, a senior BJP leader and union minister of state for railways, for allegedly raping and threatening a 24-year old married woman in Nagaon district.

Gohain has also filed complaints of blackmailing against the woman and her family, his officer on special duty Sanjiv Goswami said. He claimed that the case against the minister has been withdrawn.

Asked about it, Nagaon police station officer-in-charge Ananta Das said the woman had pleaded to withdraw the case in the court but the "case still stands ... we will do our own investigation".

Nagaon deputy superintendent of police (headquarter) Sabita Das said the case was registered against Gohain on August 2 after receiving a complaint at Nagaon police station.

"We have registered the case. The investigation has already begun and we will proceed as per law," she told PTI.

Das, however, refused to share any detail about the case.

A senior official of Nagaon Police Station said that the case was registered last week bearing the number 2592/18.

"The FIR was registered under IPC sections 417 (cheating), 376 (rape) and 506 (criminal intimidation). We are investigating and have already noted the lady's statement," he said adding the woman has refused medical examination.

"The complaint says that the alleged incident took place seven to eight months ago. Both Gohain and the woman knew each other for a long time and the Union ministerused to visit her home," the official said.

Gohain had allegedly committed the crime at the woman's home when her husband and other family members were not present, he said.

Asked if Gohain's arrest is imminent, the police official said, "We are probing now. If required, arrest will happen only after the probe is complete."

The Union minister did not answer the phone himself when called on his mobile phone. Goswami said the minister "will not speak to the media".

When asked about the alleged rape case, Goswami said that it has been withdrawn. "There is no case as of today and as of now."

When Nagaon police station was contacted, its officer-in-charge Ananta Das said the woman had pleaded to withdraw the case in the court two days of filing it.

"The case still stands and it cannot be withdrawn. We will do our own investigation," he said.

Comments

saffron people are busy with cows protection and raping girls

Why Modi keeps silence on rape issues. They are no even trying to stop such incidents or not protecting girls

Cheddi govt protect this also. Being a union minister in Modi govt, candidates should do rapes according to BJP party rule

They are working hard for Hindutva country. They need people of their own so they are raping. Shameless creature

People can easily recognise rapists. They are from BJP.

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