Haridwar: A BJP functionary from Haridwar, who previously held top posts in the party’s district unit, was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly making her boyfriend and his associate gang-rape her 13-year-old daughter. The accused boyfriend, 33, has also been arrested while his accomplice, in his 30s, remains at large.
Police said the woman, who had been living separately from her husband after a dispute a few months ago, forced her daughter to consume alcohol so the two men could rape her.
The first gang-rape incident took place in Jan in which the girl was assaulted inside a car while her mother was present, said the SHO of the police station concerned. The abuse continued until March, when the accused trio took trips to Agra and Vrindavan, he added. “The girl was gang-raped around eight times, all in the presence of her mother,” said the officer.
The teen was also assaulted at a hotel in Haridwar that is leased in the name of her mother and her boyfriend, police said. They added that the accused would threaten the girl saying they would kill her father if she said anything.