Gangrape case: Chargesheet filed against Gayatri Prajapati, 6 aids

Chitrakoot-based woman alleged Prajapati, his aides also tried to molest her minor daughter in 2014

Lucknow Police has filed a chargesheet against former minister and Samajwadi Party leader Gayatri Prajapati and six others for allegedly raping a woman and attempting to molest her minor daughter.

The SIT of Lucknow Police yesterday filed the chargesheet in a local court, a senior police officer said.

The Chitrakoot-based woman corporator alleged that Prajapati and his aides had raped her and attempted to molest her minor daughter in 2014.

A First Information Report (FIR) was registered on February 17 against Prajapati and six others on the directive of the Supreme Court.

After being on the run for nearly a month, the 49-year-old Samajwadi Party leader was arrested on March 15 and sent to jail. The six others had been arrested earlier.

At the time of his arrest, Prajapati had said that he was innocent. "This is a conspiracy to malign me," he had claimed, adding that he was prepared to undergo a NARCO test to bring out the truth. He also demanded a NARCO test on the minor victim.