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Prince Raj Paswan Rape Case: Court Reserves Order on Anticipatory Bail

LJP party leader Prince Raj Paswan has allegedly raped a former party member. Read on to know the developments in the case.

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Prince Raj Paswan Rape Case: On Friday, September 17, MK Nagpagal, Special Judge at Delhi court reserved order on anticipatory bail plea of Prince Raj Paswan. Paswan Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) MP has been accused of rape. The decision was taken after hearing arguments from both the sides.

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Court reserves order on Prince Raj Paswan Rape Case

The Court announced that it will be pronouncing order on anticipatory bail plea on Monday, September 20. The Delhi Police opposed the anticipatory bail petition of the accused. During the hearing in the court, Public Prosecutor Manish Rawat submitted that they needed a custodial interrogation to recover the alleged video clips which contained objectionable content as per the rape survivor's claims.

Meanwhile, Senior Advocate Vikas Pahwa and Advocate Nitesh Rana submitted that it is a case of honey trap and extortion, not rape. "The rape case against my client is a frivolous case. My client is innocent," Paswan's lawyers said. They claimed that the complainant and her friend have been extorting money from him since last year. Paswan reportedly lodged an FIR for extortion in the Parliament Street Police Station in February this year.

The lawyers further argued that the woman threatened to destroy his reputation if he didn't pay the extortion money. "He gave her Rs. 2 Lakh but the extortion still continued," they added. They went on to say that after Paswan filed an FIR, both the complainant and her friend had to take an anticipatory bail from the court. He had made an anticipatory plea for bail in Rouse Avenue Court, Delhi and sought protection from being arrested.

Prince Raj Paswan Rape Case, what we know

On September 9, Paswan was booked for rape of a former party member. On Tuesday, September 14, the Delhi police registered a rape case against him. MP Chirag Paswan, the cousin of the accused was also named in the FIR. He was allegedly, trying to postpone police action in the matter.

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While interacting with reporters on the MP clarified why his name was mentioned in the FIR. He was aware of the matter and was the first one to advise that it should be reported to the police. The MP further added that whoever was guilty should be punished. Sources revealed that the survivor frequently visited the LJP party office, where she met the accused. In her complaint, she alleged that the incident took place in the same party office in 2020.


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