BSP leader arrested for attempted rape

Hearing her cries, neighbours rushed in butnbsp;Singh tried to browbeat them. Angry villagersnbsp;thrashed him and he took shelter in the house ofnbsp;BSP legislatornbsp;Ram Prakash Kushwaha.

The villagersnbsp;pelted stones at the legislator8217;s residence and tried tonbsp;set Singh8217;s motorcyclenbsp;on fire. nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;

Locals said Singh and his wife Gayatri, a formernbsp;Zila Panchayat member, tried to pacify Sharma on Sunday butnbsp;did not succeed. Sharma lodged a complaint with thenbsp;police.

Refuting the charges, Singh said: 8220;I had given a loan to Sharma and had gone to his house to recover the amount. Sharma had made a falsenbsp;allegationnbsp;against me to avoidnbsp; the payment.8221;

The BSP legislator denied having any knowledge about the incident. He said, 8220;A inquiry will be set up and action will be taken against the guilty.8221;

Superintendent of Police Kanpur Rural Lal Bahadur said, 8220;Some incidents of violence were reported in the village on Saturday evening but peace has been restored since then.8221; A case has been registered and investigations are on, he added.