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  • Court grants anticipatory bail to LJP MP Prince Raj in rape case

    By PTI

    NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Saturday granted anticipatory bail to Lok Janshakti Party MP Prince Raj who had sought protection from arrest in a rape case.

    Special judge Vikas Dhull granted the relief to the politician on a bond of Rs 1 lakh and one surety of like amount.

    Raj, nephew of the late Ram Vilas Paswan and cousin of Chirag Paswan, is a Member of Parliament from Samastipur in Bihar.

    ​ALSO READ | Rape case: LJP MP Prince Raj accuses complainant of extortion

    In the application, Raj’s advocate Nitesh Rana had claimed that the alleged victim and her male friend were extorting money and blackmailing his client since 2020.

    The Delhi Police had filed an FIR on September 9 against Prince Raj on the directions of a court here.

    The woman, who claims that she was an LJP worker, has accused Raj of raping her while she was unconscious.

  • Rape case: LJP MP Prince Raj accuses complainant of extortion

    By PTI

    NEW DELHI: Lok Janshakti Party MP Prince Raj, seeking protection from arrest in a rape case, accused the complainant of extortion before a Delhi court on Wednesday.

    Prince, nephew of late Ram Vilas Paswan and cousin of Chirag Paswan, made the allegations before special judge Vikas Dhull who started hearing his anticipatory bail application afresh on Wednesday.

    Special judge M K Nagpal on Tuesday, when he was scheduled to pass an order on the application, recused himself from hearing the matter citing personal reasons.

    He sent the matter back to the District Judge, who assigned the case to a new court today.

    The counsel appearing for Raj, a Member of Parliament from Samastipur in Bihar, told the court that the alleged victim and her male friend were extorting money and blackmailing his client since 2020.

    Senior advocate Vikas Pahwa told the court that the woman and her friend had demanded Rs 1 crore and threatened to file a false complaint against Paswan if he failed to pay the money.

    A case was earlier filed in that regard on February 10 this year in Parliament police station, in which the woman and her associate were granted anticipatory bail in July, he said.

    Advocate Nitesh Rana, also representing Raj, told the court that on May 31, meanwhile, the woman filed a complaint against his client for allegedly raping her.

    He said she later approached the court seeking registration of an FIR against Paswan, following which the court had sought an Action Taken Report (ATR) from police.

    In its ATR, the police submitted before the court that nothing was found on her complaint and that it was a matter of extortion, he said.

    The police opposed the application and said Raj’s custodial interrogation was required in the matter.

    Police submitted before the court that it needed his custody to recover the alleged video clips having objectionable content as claimed by the alleged victim.

    The court will hear the matter further on Thursday.

    Delhi Police filed an FIR on September 9 against Prince Raj on the directions of a court here.

    The woman, who claims that she was an LJP worker, has accused Raj of raping her while she was unconscious.

  • Judge recuses from hearing anticipatory bail plea of LJP MP Prince Raj in rape case

    By PTI

    NEW DELHI: A judge, who had reserved the order on the the anticipatory bail application of Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) MP Prince Raj in an alleged rape case, on Tuesday recused himself from the matter citing personal reasons.

    Special Judge MK Nagpal sent the matter back to the District Judge who is likely to assign it to a new judge on Wednesday to hear the application afresh.

    The court had earlier reserved the order on the application after the conclusion of the arguments of all lawyers.

    During the argument Raj’s counsel had urged the court to grant him protection from arrest in the case and submitted that the case was related to “honey trap and extortion”.

    “There is no rape victim here, it’s a false case. My client is innocent,” Senior Advocate Vikas Pahwa, appearing for Raj, had submitted and termed the case as “frivolous”.

    “The complainant and her friend have been extorting him since 2020 and my client lodged an FIR of extortion in the Parliament Street Police Station on February 10 this year. She threatened to malign his reputation if he did not pay the extortion amount,” advocate Nitesh Rana, also appearing for Raj, had said.

    He had added that Raj gave her Rs 2 lakh but the extortion still continued.

    After the filing of FIR by Raj, both the complainant and her friend had to take an anticipatory bail from the court, he had added.

    The Delhi Police had opposed the plea and sought his custodial interrogation alleging that video clips have objectionable content as claimed by the victim.

    Raj had on September 14 moved an anticipatory bail plea before the court after a case was filed against him for allegedly raping a former party member.

    The woman, who claims that she was an LJP worker, has alleged that she was raped and molested while she was unconscious.

    An FIR was registered following the instructions of a Delhi court almost three months after the victim filed a complaint with the police in Delhi.

  • LJP MP and Chirag Paswan’s cousin Prince Raj booked for rape by Delhi police

    By PTI

    NEW DELHI: Lok Janshakti Party MP Prince Paswan has been booked under rape charges by the Delhi Police, officials said on Tuesday.

    A senior police officer said the case was registered on the direction of court.

    “The court’s direction came on Thursday and a case has been registered under relevant sections at the Connaught Place Police Station,” the officer said.

    ALSO READ | Woman files rape complaint against LJP MP and Chirag Paswan’s cousin Prince Raj

    Prince is a Member of Parliament from Samastipur in Bihar.

    Chirag Paswan had mentioned a complaint of sexual misconduct against Prince back in June this year.

    In the complaint filed by a woman, who was associated with the party, it was alleged that Prince Raj raped her after sedating her drink.

    (Inputs from ENS, PTI)

  • Woman files rape complaint against LJP MP and Chirag Paswan’s cousin Prince Raj

    By Express News Service
    NEW DELHI:  A woman has filed a complaint of rape against Prince Raj, Lok Sabha MP and cousin of Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) leader Chirag Paswan, with Delhi Police at the Connaught Place Police Station. The complaint came hours after Chirag had mentioned a complaint of sexual misconduct against Prince. 

    According to police, the woman associated with the party filed a three-page-complaint on Tuesday evening. “We have recived a complaint of rape against the Prince Raj at CP police station. The woman has alleged that Raj raped her after sedating her drink,” said a senior police officer. 

    “We have not filed any FIR yet. The complaint is currently being investigated to verify the allegations against the Lok Sabha MP. A case will be filed after ascertaining all angles,” the police said.  

    On Tuesday, Chirag Paswan shared a letter dated March 29, addressed to his uncle and Lok Sabha MP Pashupati Kumar Paras, in which he had mentioned a complaint of alleged sexual assualt by a woman party worker against cousin Prince Raj. 

    “A few days ago, a woman associated with the party was blackmailing Prince by accusing him of sexually assualting her. Being the elder of the family, I consulted you on this matter but you ignored it. Later, I asked Prince to go to police, so the truth and lies can come out and whoever is guilty shall be punished,” said Chirag in the letter. 

    On the same day, Chirag was removed from the post of LJP president by a group led by his uncle. Chirag, son of LJP fouder Ramvilas Paswan, has also been removed as the leader in the Lok Sabha.