NEW DELHI - Bahujan Samaj Party parliamentarian Dhananjay Singh was on Feb 24 put on trial by a Delhi court for allegedly raping a 42-year-old woman for nearly four years. Additional Sessions Judge Sarita Birbal framed charges against Singh under various provisions of the Indian Penal Code relating to rape, voluntarily causing hurt and criminal intimidation. In its charge sheet, police has arraigned
13 persons, including three doctors, as prosecution witnesses. It also dismissed the bail plea of Singh on the ground that he can influence the witnesses. Earlier, during arguments on framing of charges against Singh, a sitting parliamentarian from Jaunpur constituency in Uttar Pradesh, police had said they had the evidence which showed the involvement of the accused in the crime. The police had said the victim has given all the details of the incident in her statement. (PTI)
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