SP, BSP functionaries, JE heldin rape of a minor in Lalitpur

Jhansi: With the arrest of three more persons, including the district presidents of SP and BSP along with a junior engineer on Friday, police have so far apprehended seven persons in connection with the sensational rape case of a 17-year-old girl in Lalitpur. The father of the survivor is also accused of raping and soliciting her.
As per reports, police on Friday announced that they have apprehended SP district president, Tilak Yadav, BSP district president, Deepak Ahirwar and a junior engineer (JE), Mahendra Dubey.All the three were absconding and police teams were searching them.
All the three had fled to Mirzapur after escaping from Lalitpur and were trying to contact some lawyers. Police raided the hotel where they were staying and apprehended them.
SP Lalitpur, Nikhil Pathak, said: “Our SOG team has arrested the three main accused from Mirzapur where they were hiding. In all seven accused have been caught so far and our teams are continuously raiding other hideouts to catch the rest of the named accused. We are also digging up their past criminal records.”
On Tuesday, a 17-year-old girl had lodged a report against 28 persons including her father, and sitting party leaders of SP and BSP along with some close relatives for raping her for the past few years. These include the district president of SP and BSP and few other local leaders.
On Thursday, the mother of the girl also lodged an FIR against her husband and in-laws labelling serious allegations of domestic violence and continuous torture along with sodomy of her son by the accused father.