- A district court on Monday framed charges against suspended RJD MLA Raj Ballabh Yadav and other accused persons in connection with the rape case of a minor girl in February.
- Additional District and Sessions Judge (I) Shashi Bhushan Prasad Singh framed charges against Yadav under various sections of IPC that includes 376 for raping a girl besides Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO Act) 2012, Special Public Prosecutor Shyameshwar Dayal said.
- Charges have also been framed against the other five accused – Sulekha Devi, Radha Devi, Tusi Devi, Chhoti Kumari and Sandeep under Immoral Traffic Prevention Act.
- Sulekha Devi and her kin, named in the charge sheet, were accused of supplying girls to the RJD MLA and were arrested.
- The Nalanda Police had on 22 April filed a charge sheet against the suspended RJD MLA and other accused in the case.
(With PTI inputs)
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