West Bengal: Indian Secular Front MLA Naushad Siddiqui booked for rape
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Naushad Siddiqui, the only real MLA representing the Indian Secular Front within the West Bengal meeting, is accused of participating in a sexual relationship with a girl after making a false promise of marriage. On Wednesday, fifth July 2023, the sufferer lady filed a grievance, based mostly on which the police registered a First Information Report (FIR) towards Siddiqui at Bowbazar police station in West Bengal.
The lady accused Naushad Siddiqui of allegedly “wrongfully restraining” her at his workplace in Kolkata a 12 months and a half in the past and interesting in sexual relations along with her underneath the promise of marriage.
According to the allegations she made in her grievance, Naushad Siddiqui maintained a bodily relationship along with her however distanced himself when she started insisting on getting married. Furthermore, the girl claimed that Siddiqui, alongside along with his associates, threatened and intimidated her.
Accompanied by TMC chief Sabyasachi Dutta, the girl filed her grievance on the New Town Police Station, emphasising that she hailed from a minority household. According to reviews, the girl and her brother knowledgeable the ruling TMC after which they took a choice to file the grievance.
The grievance filed by the girl, accompanied by a forwarding letter from the DC, New Town Division, was obtained by the Bowbazar Police Station. The Indian Secular Front (ISF) MLA has been charged with a number of sections of the Indian Penal Code, corresponding to wrongful confinement, rape, and different related offences.
A police officer mentioned, “We have taken up the investigation against Naushad Siddiqui based on the complaint received from a woman. The woman has also alleged that Siddiqui continued to have sexual relations with her by making false marriage promises. Later, when the woman pressurised him for marriage, he started avoiding her. She has also alleged that Siddiqui and his associates started threatening her with dire consequences.”
Naushad Siddiqui holds the place of MLA for the Bhangar meeting constituency positioned in South 24 Parganas. This constituency has been marred by violence main as much as the upcoming panchayat election scheduled for July 8. The unrest surrounding the election has resulted within the lack of 10 lives and quite a few accidents.
It is essential to notice that the Trinamool Congress occasion, underneath the management of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, has confronted criticism for its incapacity to take care of legislation and order in West Bengal. The authorities’s failure to successfully deal with the scenario has raised issues concerning the general stability and safety of the state.
