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  UP Man Allegedly Rapes Teen Cousin On Rakshabandhan

  A man has been booked for allegedly raping his 15-year-old cousin when she went to his house to celebrate Rakshabandhan in the Tindwari area in Banda, Uttar Pradesh, police said Monday.

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  Dalit Teen Allegedly Dies After Being Kidnapped, Gang-raped In UP

  A 14-year-old Dalit girl was allegedly kidnapped and gangraped in a village under Atarra police station area in Banda, the police said today.

• We are taking the Banda rape case very seriously: Mayawati

  Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati has said that her government is taking the Banda rape case "very seriously" and that strict action will be taken against those who take law into their hands.Addressing a press conference in Lucknow on Thursday, Mayawati said, "We took the Banda matter very seriously and got it investigated by the CID immediatel...

• Rape-accused Banda MLA's wife: My husband is being framed

  The wife of BSP MLA Purshottam Naresh Dwiwedi, accused of raping a Dalit teenager in Banda today came out in support of her husband claiming that he was being framed.Asha Dwivedi, wife of the BSP MLA demanded DNA and medical test to prove her husband's involvement in the assault on the Dalit teenager."My husband is a patient of sugar and blood pres...

• Banda rape victim finally released from jail, gets security

  After spending over a month behind bars, the young girl from Banda, who was allegedly raped by a BSP MLA, who then had her jailed on false charges of theft, is finally out of prison.She is now being provided security after the MLA said he would seek revenge.This comes hours after Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati ordered her release and asked t...

• BSP MLA did rape me, repeats Banda teen in court

  The BSP MLA in Banda who has been accused of rape is in jail but so is the girl he allegedly framed and had jailed. She is seeking bail now and spoke to NDTV about her ordeal. ''I stand by the allegations I levelled. The MLA had raped me,'' said the girl. The arrest of BSP MLA, Purushottam Naresh Dwivedi, who she accused of rape has given her the s...

• CBI probe into Banda rape case: Women and Child Development panel

  A committee constituted by the Women and Child Development Ministry sought a CBI probe into the Banda rape case, allegedly involving an Uttar Pradesh MLA.After receiving the report of the panel, WCD Minister Krishna Tirath said she will write to the Union Home Ministry on further action to be taken in the incident."The Banda rape case is very sensi...

• Two associates of BSP MLA accused in rape case, arrested

  BSP MLA Purushottam Naresh Dwiwedi, who is accused of raping a minor Dalit girl in Uttar Pradesh's Banda district, is absconding while two of his aides have been arrested in connection with the case, said officials."Rajendra Shukla and Surendra Neta, who are co-accused in the rape case of the minor girl were arrested in Banda district after an FIR ...

• BSP MLA accused of rape arrested

  A month after a girl was raped, the man accused of raping her, BSP MLA Purushottam Naresh Dwivedi was finally arrested today.The arrest comes a day after the UP government gave the go ahead for his arrest but what's shocking is that the girl who was raped is still in Jail after being falsely implicated for theft."I am confident that as soon as you ...

• Banda rape case: Uttar Pradesh Govt clears BSP MLA's arrest

  The Uttar Pradesh government has cleared the arrest of BSP MLA Purushottam Naresh Dwivedi, accused of raping a minor girl."The process for MLAs arrest is underway. He will certainly be arrested according to the preliminary report of the CB-CID," Uttar Pradesh Cabinet Secretary Shashank Shekhar said while addressing a press conference in Lucknow."Th...