Chhattisgarh: Opposition leader’s son booked for rape

Kavita Dhurve, in charge of the police station where the case against Palas Chandel was filed, said on Thursday that a woman alleged she was sexually exploited

Palas Chandel, opposition Bharatiya Janata Party ( BJP) leader Narayan Chandel’s son, has been booked in Chhattisgarh’s Raipur for allegedly raping a woman on the pretext of marriage for years and forcing her to undergo abortion, a police officer said.

Police said they were investigating the matter. (AFP)

Kavita Dhurve, in charge of the police station where the case against Palas Chandel was filed, said on Thursday that the woman alleged in her complaint that she was sexually exploited.

Palas Chandel has been booked under Indian Penal Code’s Sections 367(2)(n) (repeatedly raping a woman) and 313 (causing miscarriage without consent).

A second police officer said that they were investigating the matter even as Narayan Chandel, who is also the opposition leader in the state assembly, was unavailable for comments despite repeated phone calls.