UP: Sitapur MP ‘untraceable’ after rape FIR, say police; notice served at his house

A member of the State Women’s Commission also visited Sitapur and with the victim to record her statement.

The police claimed that they visited the MP’s house several times but he could not be contacted. In the FIR, the complainant also alleged that the MP to keep her silent, promised to marry her and advance her political career, while subjecting her to sexual abuse for four years.

The police have registered the case under Sections 64 (rape), 351 (3) (criminal intimidation) and 127 (2) (wrongful confinement) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

“We have issued a notice to the MP, which has been handed over to his wife,” said Circle Officer Aman Singh.

The victim’s medical examination has been conducted, and her statement recorded before a magistrate. The woman has also submitted electronic evidence, including call recordings between her and the MP, to support her claims, Mishra said.

The MP’s wife Neel Kamal Rathore in a video claimed that her husband was innocent and was being falsely implicated.