Sirohi Municipal Council chairman Mahendra Mevada has mentioned {that a} case lodged in opposition to him by ladies, who have been allegedly gang-raped on the pretext of jobs, was false.
Mevada and former Sirohi Municipal Council commissioner Mahendra Choudhary have been accused within the case of gang-rape of almost 20 ladies beneath the guise of offering employment in Anganwadi centres.
Mevada mentioned an analogous criticism of rape was additionally filed previously, which later turned out to be false throughout a police investigation. He alleged that the FIR was registered on the behest of an individual.
Then again, Chaudhary mentioned the case in opposition to him was false and asserted he didn’t know any ladies who approached him for a job. Chaudhary mentioned that he retired in August 2022.
The incident got here to mild after a girl from Rajasthan’s Pali district approached the police, alleging that the accused had sexually assaulted her after luring her and roughly 20 different ladies with job alternatives.
The lady additionally claimed that the accused filmed the sexual assaults, later threatening to share the footage on social media and blackmailing the victims for cash – demanding Rs 5 lakh every.
In accordance with the complainant, she, together with different ladies, travelled to Sirohi a number of months in the past to work in an Anganwadi centre. They encountered the accused, who offered them with lodging and meals.
She additional alleged that the meals they have been served contained sedatives, after consuming which they have been subjected to sexual assault.
The Rajasthan Excessive Courtroom has ordered the case to be registered following a petition by eight ladies.
(with inputs from Rahul Tripathi)