UP: 9 extra victims recognized as police probe sexual abuse case towards expelled BJP functionary

The police right here have recognized 9 extra victims, together with seven minors, on the idea of knowledge recovered from a laptop computer and different gadgets seized from an expelled BJP office-bearer arrested on prices of sexually exploiting two kids, an official stated on Friday.
Efforts are on to contact these victims and file their statements, stated Station House Officer (SHO), Konch police station, Imran Khan.
Ram Bihari Rathore, the previous vice-president of the BJP’s Konch unit, was arrested on Wednesday on the idea of a criticism lodged by the 2 kids.
Soon after Rathore’s arrest, his laptop computer, DVD and exhausting disc have been seized from his home. During their examination, 9 extra victims — seven minors and two ladies — have been recognized, Khan stated.
“Efforts are on to contact these victims and their families. Their statements will be recorded,” he stated.
Their statements can be recorded in reference to the present FIR towards Rathore. No contemporary case is being lodged as of now, he stated.
In the investigation to date, Khan stated, no proof has been discovered to counsel that the obscene materials was being bought to any porn website or available in the market.
Superintendent of Police Yesh Veer Singh had additionally inspected Rathore’s home and workplace, the SHO stated.
The two kids who had lodged the criticism towards Rathore had alleged that he used to sexually abuse them in his workplace, he added.
Explaining how the matter got here to mild, Khan stated just a few days in the past, Rathore had lodged a criticism with the police that his CCTV and digital video recorder (DVR) had been stolen. Later, two minors have been apprehended with the tools and questioned.
During investigation, obscene materials was discovered on the DVR. The kids who had stolen the tools have been being blackmailed by Rathore with the obscene movies, he stated.
Khan had on Thursday stated 15 to twenty movies have been discovered on Rathore’s laptop computer, DVD and exhausting disc by which he’s seen sexually exploiting kids.
The accused would lure younger kids by giving them cash and made their obscene movies that he would use to blackmail them, he had stated.