Man accusing MP minister of sodomy turns up after disappearing

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Press Trust of India Bhopal
Last Updated : Jul 07 2013 | 5:25 PM IST
Rajkumar Dangi, the youth who has accused the former Madhya Pradesh Finance Minister Raghavji of sexually exploiting him, today appeared before the media at senior Congress leader Ajay Singh's official residence here.
Dangi alleged before reporters that Raghavji sexually exploited him for last three-and-half years and also threatened him with dire consequences if he revealed it to anybody.
He alleged that Raghavji continued to sexually exploit him by promising to provide him a government job.
He said that he will again go to the police station for registering an FIR in the case and for recording statement in the matter.
Dangi also alleged that besides Raghavji, his two other associates were also involved in such acts.
The youth admitted that he had informed BJP leader Shiv Shankar Pateria about Raghavji's acts and he had motivated him to make a CD of it and provided a device worth Rs 6,000 for the purpose.
Dangi said since he "exposed" a very powerful BJP leader, he feared for his life and soon after filing a report in the matter he went underground because of threats.
He denied his father's claims that he was mentally disturbed and had earlier also threatened and blackmailed other persons in a similar manner.
"It seems that my father must have been brought here by BJP leaders under pressure and after issuing him lot of threats," he alleged.
Late last night, Dangi's father Bhujbal Singh Dangi arrived from Tamaoia village in Vidisha district to the Habibgang police station here and gave a statement to police that his son was a habitual complainant and had made similar allegations against a retired patwari in the past.
"I know Raghavji kept him like his son and the allegations against him are false," Bhujbal told reporters after recording his statement with the police.
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First Published: Jul 07 2013 | 5:25 PM IST

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