KULLU: The police in Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh have registered a case of sexual harassment against controversial Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA and former assembly deputy speaker Hans Raj, who allegedly sent obscene messages and demanded nude pictures while chatting on WhatsApp with a 20-year-old woman.
A case under sections 75 (sexual harassment by demanding sexual favours, showing pornography or making sexually coloured remarks) and 351 (2) (criminal intimidation) of the BNS has been registered against 41-year-old Hans Raj in the women police station, Chamba, on the complaint of the woman, who is the daughter of a BJP worker.
The FIR was registered on August 9 but the case has come to light now.
The complainant, whose father is a BJP functionary, has alleged that MLA Hans Raj demanded her nude photos while chatting with her online and also sent her obscene messages.
According to the complaint, whenever she asked the MLA about some pending works, he would ask her to “meet him in person and then do whatever” he wanted her to.
The woman has also accused the MLA and his supporters of pressuring her to delete her chats with him and of threatening her.
The complainant has added that if anything happens to her or her family, the MLA and his supporters would be responsible “as these people can do anything to delete the chat”.
According to the complainant, she had two phones, one of which was broken by the MLA’s supporters to erase all evidence.
When contacted, Chamba superintendent of police Abhishek Yadav said that the woman’s statement has been recorded in the case.
“The investigations in this case are on. While the victim’s statement has been recorded, the accused would be asked to join the investigations as is the set procedure in such cases,” the SP said.
A case under sections 75 (sexual harassment by demanding sexual favours, showing pornography or making sexually coloured remarks) and 351 (2) (criminal intimidation) of the BNS has been registered against 41-year-old Hans Raj in the women police station, Chamba, on the complaint of the woman, who is the daughter of a BJP worker.
The FIR was registered on August 9 but the case has come to light now.
The complainant, whose father is a BJP functionary, has alleged that MLA Hans Raj demanded her nude photos while chatting with her online and also sent her obscene messages.
According to the complaint, whenever she asked the MLA about some pending works, he would ask her to “meet him in person and then do whatever” he wanted her to.
The woman has also accused the MLA and his supporters of pressuring her to delete her chats with him and of threatening her.
The complainant has added that if anything happens to her or her family, the MLA and his supporters would be responsible “as these people can do anything to delete the chat”.
According to the complainant, she had two phones, one of which was broken by the MLA’s supporters to erase all evidence.
When contacted, Chamba superintendent of police Abhishek Yadav said that the woman’s statement has been recorded in the case.
“The investigations in this case are on. While the victim’s statement has been recorded, the accused would be asked to join the investigations as is the set procedure in such cases,” the SP said.