Ranchi, Nov 13 Jharkhand Congress MLA Bhushan Bara was booked on Friday after a 15-year-old girl, who worked as a domestic help at his official residence, accused him of rape, police said.
The girl, a resident of Simdega district, lodged an FIR at the Dhurwa police station, alleging that Bara had raped her at his residence on August 5, following which she became pregnant.
She later learnt during a medical examination that she suffered a miscarriage, it was alleged.
The girl told reporters that she was brought to Ranchi in May on the promise of being enrolled in a school, but was instead made to do domestic work at the MLA’s official residence.
Hatia DSP Neeraj Kumar said, “We have registered a case against the MLA from the Simdega assembly seat under the POCSO Act and the Juvenile Justice Act. The victim has been sent to Sadar Hospital for her medical examination. Police will also record her statement.”
Bara, a two-term MLA, denied the allegations, calling them “completely false and misleading”.
He claimed the case was fabricated by people expelled from the Congress.
“Everything will be clear after investigation,” he said, questioning why the girl had not filed a complaint immediately after the alleged incident.
BJP state president Aditya Sahu demanded the MLA’s immediate arrest, alleging that women and girls were unsafe under the JMM-Congress coalition government in the state.
He said the allegations detailed in the FIR were disturbing and announced that BJP workers would gherao Dhurwa police station to press for the MLA’s arrest.
(PTI News)
