Former Uttarakhand BJP leader Mukesh Bora arrested on rape charges | Latest News India

Former Uttarakhand Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Mukesh Bora was arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of rape in Uttar Pradesh after he had been on the run for more than three weeks, a police officer said.

“Bora has been arrested from Uttar Pradesh. Further details will be shared at a press conference…” said Circle Officer (Haldwani) Nitin Lohani.

More than seven teams were formed to arrest Bora, who is accused of raping a 36-year-old woman on the pretext of giving her a job and abusing her daughter. Bora was removed as the trustee of the Uttarakhand Cooperative Dairy Federation after he and his driver, Kamal Belwal, were arrested.

The woman alleged that Bora raped her repeatedly. She accused Belwal of threatening to kill her after she refused to get “physical” with Bora’s friends.

The Uttarakhand police on Monday arrested four people for helping Bora evade arrest. On September 21, the Uttarakhand High Court had rejected Bora’s anticipatory bail, saying there was no such provision in the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. The Nainital police seized Bora’s properties on September 20.