Jharkhand BJP chief’s son accused of sexual abuse

On Wednesday, a minor girl appeared before State Commission for Women (SCW) and submitted an application against Munna for allegedly sexually exploiting her in the name of marriage. At the same time, District Congress president (Godda) Deepika Pandey Singh accused Munna of marrying a minor on June 27.

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“I have written to the National Commission for Women, the Governor and the SCW seeking their intervention. Based on media reports, it appears that Marandis have put in jeopardy the lives of the minor girls,” said Singh.

SCW chairperson Dr Mahua Maji said the Commission had taken cognizance of the complaint and had written to the DGP. The minor girl in this case had approached a Godda court earlier.

Maji, however, said she was yet to receive any official complaint regarding the girl whom Munna married.

While Tala Marandi could not be reached, party spokesperson Pradip Sinha said he knew nothing beyond media reports.

Pramod Sharma, the girl’s lawyer at Godda court, said: “We had filed a case seeking registration of FIR against Munna Marandi for sexually exploiting the minor girl… On June 23, the court had asked Boarijore police station in Godda to investigate the matter.”

Godda SP Sanjeev Kumar maintained the police had not received any court order.

The girl, aged around 16, told The Indian Express: “He (Munna) first saw me during the poll campaign in 2014…Later, he met me a few times. On January 1, 2016, he came to wish me Happy New Year. I was alone in the house. He forced himself on me. When I resisted, he promised marriage…. When my mother and elder sister came, I told them everything. Over a period of time, he began taking me to various places. Believing in his promise of marriage, neither I nor my family opposed.”

The girl said she came to know of Munna’s marriage plans in April. “He told me that he was under pressure from parents. I then approached police. They did not listen. Then, I approached court,” she said.