Kannauj: After weeks of investigation, the Superintendent of Police (SP), Kannauj has confirmed that a DNA test has confirmed the involvement of Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Nayab Yadav in the rape of a minor girl. “In connection with this case, forensic evidence was collected from the spot, which was sent to FSL. The FSL report has been released in which the incident of rape has been confirmed. Further investigation is underway”, said Amit Kumar Anand, Kannauj SP said.
“With the confirmation of rape, charges under the relevant section of the offence have been added against the accused,” he added.
The incident has snowballed into a political controversy, with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) attacking the SP, highlighting Yadav’s association with it. The SP, however, has distanced itself from the accused, saying he was not its member and was involved in “anti-party activities” for some years.
Meanwhile, the hearing in the accused’s bail application is scheduled for Wednesday in the local court, officials said. “The medical examination of the girl was conducted today with the consent of her parents. The bail hearing for Nawab Singh Yadav is scheduled for August 14 in the court of POCSO Judge Alka Yadav,” Circle Officer (Sadar) Kamlesh Kumar said.
The girl’s aunt, on the other hand, who accompanied her to the college, claimed that Yadav was being falsely implicated and alleged a “conspiracy” by another local SP leader in the matter.
“On the night of the incident, I was returning from Lucknow with my niece and decided to visit Yadav at the college to offer condolences for his mother’s recent passing,” she told reporters.
“Yadav is being falsely implicated,” she claimed and hinted that there are “three to four more individuals” involved in the conspiracy but refrained from naming them, promising to disclose those names later.
The girl’s mother, however, alleged that the entire incident was orchestrated by the aunt but did not elaborate further. On the aunt’s claims, SP’s Kannauj unit president Kaleem Khan alleged that she has political affiliations and “all this is being done to tarnish the party’s image”. The police, meanwhile, said they are continuing their investigation, examining the new claims being made in connection with the case.
