LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh police have registered a case against Samajwadi Party leader Virendra Bahadur Pal for alleged assault and rape, officials said on September 9. According to Mau City police, the alleged assault took place on September 6, and Pal allegedly abused and assaulted the victim in his chamber. As per the police FIR, the victim has alleged that Pal threatened her to prevent her from disclosing the incident.
The case was registered under Sections 115(2) (voluntarily causing hurt), 351(2) (criminal intimidation), 352 (intentional insult with intent to provoke a breach of peace), 123 (causing hurt by means of poison, etc, with intent to commit an offence), and 64(2)(m) (rape repeatedly on the same woman) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
“A complaint was given by a victim against a person named Virendra Bahadur Pal, for having an illegal relationship, assault on which case was registered. According to her application, the said person went to his chamber on September 6 and abused and assaulted her and also threatened her not to reveal any past facts,” Mau City CO Anjani Kumar Pandey said while speaking to ANI on Sunday.
Mau, Uttar Pradesh: Samajwadi Party leader Virendra Bahadur Pal is accused of raping and blackmailed a female. He has been arrested by the UP Police.
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The police said that the victim filed the complaint at the police station in Mau City and a First Information Report was registered based on the complaint. An investigation into the matter is underway, they added.
Pal, a practising lawyer from Chak Mehndi in Saraylakhansi, is known for his political connections, having served as the Mau Bar Association president twice. His father, Dayaram Pal, a former Member of the Legislative Council (MLC) during the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) government, currently serves as the national secretary of the SP, overseeing party activities in Uttarakhand.
Pal’s close ties with senior SP leaders, including Akhilesh Yadav, Shivpal Yadav, and Ghosi MLA Sudhakar Singh, have drawn attention on social media, where images of them together have circulated widely. Despite Pal’s political stature, police have assured the public that no stone will be left unturned in apprehending him and thoroughly investigating the case.
The complaint against Pal follows another high-profile case involving an SP leader. Just a few weeks ago, on August 12, Nawab Singh Yadav, a former aide to Akhilesh Yadav’s wife, Dimple Yadav, was arrested for allegedly raping a 15-year-old girl. Yadav was charged under sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and is currently in 14-day judicial custody.
