Madhya Pradesh: Wife of Congress MLA accuses him of rape, assault; leader booked

A FIR has been registered against Singhar, a three-time MLA from Gandhwani in Dhar, under sections 376 (rape), 377 (unnatural sex), and 498 a (domestic violence).

Updated on: Nov 21, 2022, 17:41:02 IST

By Shruti Tomar

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Madhya Pradesh Congress MLA Umang Singhar was on Monday booked for raping, sodomising, physically and mentally assaulting his wife in Dhar district, the police said.

Madhya Pradesh Congress MLA Umang Singhar. (Twitter Photo)

A FIR has been registered against Singhar, a three-time MLA from Gandhwani in Dhar, under sections 376 (rape), 377 (unnatural sex), and 498 a (domestic violence) of the Indian Penal Code, based on the complaint filed by his 38-year-old wife, Dhar superintendent of police Aditya Pratap Singh said.

“Umang Singhar made physical relationship with me on the pretext of marriage. Later, he refused to marry. When I confronted him, he married me on April 16, 2022. After marriage, he started torturing me. He many times raped me. He used to assault me physically and mentally. He was threatening me with dire consequences and used to blackmail me by making obscene videos,” the woman, a Congress leader from Jabalpur, said in her complaint.

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“Singhar tried to kill me on October 26, 2022 in intoxicated state, beat me up again on October 27, 2022 and tried to rape me. I called Dhar police on the dialing the emergency number but he intimidated them,” the woman claimed.

“On the same day, he filed a fake complaint against me of assaulting a house help and blackmailing him,” she said.

The police said the matter is being investigated.

“My wife was blackmailing me for ₹10 crore and threatening of defaming me. I filed a complaint against her on November 2 and police didn’t take any action but filed a counter complaint against me,” Singhar said in his defence.

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Shruti Tomar
I have spent over a decade chronicling Madhya Pradesh’s political and social landscape, covering politics, investigative journalism, crime, human interest, and government policy, blending sharp insight with ground‑level depth. I have closely tracked three assembly elections, three Lok Sabha elections, leadership transitions in MP while exposing governance lapses, tender irregularities, and flawed policy rollouts. My reports have revealed gaps in the Cheetah project, irregularities in medical education, rigging in recruitment exams, and loopholes in policy implementation. In crime reporting, I have moved beyond FIRs to map systemic patterns — from organised crime networks and gender‑based violence to custodial accountability — balancing urgency with sensitivity. My journalism is defined by a commitment to human interest. I have profiled the marginalised Bancchda community, documented atrocities against tribal groups, and highlighted efforts to preserve their culture through heritage liquor and revival of spiritual practices. I have reported on farmers struggling with failed MSP promises, giving voice to those often reduced to statistics in policy files. Passionate about field reporting, I have reported on rampant sand mining in Chambal and Narmada, pharmaceutical companies supplying medicines under altered names, the dire condition of schools and colleges, the plight of commercial sex workers, and skewed sex ratios in specific districts. Beyond deadlines, and as HT’s state correspondent and assistant editor in Madhya Pradesh, I engage with ministers, farmers, students, and activists, believing the best policy stories begin with a single human voice. A postgraduate in Journalism and Mass Communication, I also hold a diploma in sports journalism.Read More

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