An FIR was registered against Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) MP from Bihar’s Samastipur Prince Raj at Connaught Place police station in Delhi for allegedly raping a girl, after the order of the Rouse Avenue Court.
According to police, an FIR has been registered against Prince under IPC Sections 376, 376(2)(K), 506, 201 and 120B.
According to the woman, she had filed a complaint against Raj at the Connaught Place police station about three months ago, but no action was taken by the police.
The woman then filed a petition in the court demanding registration of an FIR against the MP. The Rouse Avenue Court on September 9 ordered the Connaught Place Police to register an FIR, she added.
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According to police, the victim met LJP MP Prince Raj for the first time at the Western Court, Janpath, Delhi in January, 2020. Raj allegedly sexually assaulted the victim after drugging her and made a video of the act and threatened her with dire consequences, if she told anyone about the incident. Raj then started visiting the victim’s house regularly. The woman alleged in her complaint that Prince also tried to destroy the evidence of the incident.