JAIPUR, March 27: The son of a Rajasthan Congress MLA and four others have been booked for allegedly raping a 15-year-old girl belonging to Dausa district in the state, police said on Saturday.
Police identified the key accused as Deepak Meena, the son of Congress MLA Johari Lal Meena from Rajgarh assembly constituency in Alwar district.
The incident prompted the National Commission for Women to ask the Rajasthan police to arrest all accused at the earliest.
In a defensive mode, the Congress in New Delhi said it would take stern action against anyone of its party men accused of criminal activity and not spare them irrespective of their position, unlike the BJP, it alleged, does.
SHO Nathu Lal of the Mandawar police station in Dausa district earlier said one of the five accused, identified as Vivek Sharma, was also booked for extorting a sum of Rs Rs 15 lakh cash and jewellery items by threatening the victim to upload the video of her gangrape on social media.
“A case has been registered against three named accused, including Rajgarh MLA’s son Deepak Meena. Two others have also been booked for gang rape and other sections of the IPC,” he added.
He said the case was registered on Friday on the basis of a complaint lodged by the minor girl’s family members.
Medical examination of the victim has been done and her statement recorded, he added.
He said the incident happened in February. (PTI)
