Lucknow, Jan. 23: A young woman, Sonam, presently lodged in Etawah jail, has moved an application before the chief judicial magistrate, claiming that she was raped by Mr Vindo Awasthi, principal of the local Gyansthali School, on December 16. The school is owned by the BSP MLA, Mr Shiv Prasad Yadav.
Sonam alleged that she was raped with the consent of her husband, Ganesh Shankar, who later committed suicide on December 18. The police promptly arrested Sonam on December 23 and sent her to jail on abetment charges.
Sonam has alleged that the principal is being shielded by the BSP MLA and that she has been falsely implicated in the case of her husband’s suicide.
The special DG, Mr Brij Lal, said on Sunday that Sonam’s relationship with her brother-in-law was a bone of contention between her and her husband. “Moreover, on the day that Sonam claims she was raped, the location of the principal was in Bharthana which is 17km away from Lakhna. His location has been traced from the location of his mobile phone.”