BJP MLA Prabhu Chauhan's son booked on rape charges
Bidar (Karnataka), Jul 20 (PTI): A sexual assault case was registered on Sunday against Pratik Chauhan, son of BJP MLA Prabhu Chauhan based on a complaint lodged at the Bidar Women's Police Station, police sources said.
According to the FIR, the accused allegedly repeatedly raped the victim between December 25, 2023, and March 27, 2024, after promising marriage and getting engaged to her.
As per the complaint, the victim, a 25-year-old woman from Maharashtra, was allegedly misled into believing that Pratik Chouhan would marry her.
She alleged that the relationship began around two years ago, with the Pratik Chauhan initiating regular contact and eventually promised her to marry.
On the basis of this assurance, he allegedly brought her to Bengaluru in September 2023 and committed the first assault in a hotel room.
The engagement was formally conducted on December 25, 2023, at the residence of the accused in Ghamsubai Bonthi Tanda at Aurad taluk in Bidar in the presence of family members.
However, despite repeated requests from the victim's family, no wedding date was fixed, the complainant alleged, adding instead, she was reportedly lured to various places including Latur and Shirdi under the pretext of travel and religious visits, during which she was allegedly sexually assaulted multiple times.
The complaint further alleges that on one occasion, after coercing her to prove her love, the accused forced the victim to self-inflict a wound on her forearm.
When she hesitated, he allegedly took the blade and caused a deep cut himself. The matter came to light after the woman was taken to a hospital in Udgir for treatment.
Efforts by the woman's family to finalise the marriage were reportedly met with outright rejection.
The complainant said that on July 5, 2025, when the her family approached the accused person's residence seeking a wedding date, both Pratik Chouhan and his father allegedly refused and told them to do whatever they wanted.
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J'khand: 4 minors detained for 'raping' girl at birthday party
Ranchi (PTI): Four minors were detained for allegedly raping a 15-year-old girl at a birthday party in Jharkhand’s Ranchi, police said on Saturday.
The incident took place on March 31 within the Namkum police station limits. An FIR in this regard was lodged on April 16 based on the girl’s statement, they said.
“All five, including the victim, were friends, and the girl had gone to attend the birthday party of one of those detained. At the party, the accused consumed alcohol and allegedly raped her,” said Ramnarayan Singh, the officer in-charge of Namkum police station.
“The four, aged between 15 and 17 years, have been detained and the medical examination of the girl is underway,” Singh said.
Further investigation is underway.
