Samajwadi Party leader Ashok Pradhan accused of raping woman

Mangalore Today News Network

Noida, Sep 28, 2016: In a huge embarrassment to ruling Samajwadi Party (SP) in Uttar Pradesh, a married woman has accused party leader Ashok Pradhan and two others of raping her.

 

Besides Pradhan, the woman has accused her father-in-law and one more person named Pankaj Jindal of sexually assaulting her.

The father-in-law had raped her daughter-in-law after allegedly spiking her drink with sedatives.


Notably, it is being said that the alleged rape victim’s marriage was organised by Pradhan.

The woman has accused her husband of being a drunkard and assaulting her.

According to the 24-year-old woman, trouble started eleven months ago. She used to stay with her husband and in-laws in Noida.

Pradhan, who was earlier associated with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), has rejected the allegations and decided to file a defamation suit against the woman.