The Uttar Pradesh CB-CID on Thursday filed a chargesheet against BSP MLA Purshottam Naresh Dwiwedi and four others in a Banda court for allegedly raping a dalit girl, our correspondent reports.
The MLA was charged with physical assault, torture, illegal detention/wrongful confinement, rape and molestation. The charges against the remaining four co-accused include physical assault, torture and intimidation. Chief minister Mayawati said at a press conference that the state government will now ask the court to fast-track the case.