Faizabad: After Samajwadi Party’s Gayatri Prajapati, another candidate in the ongoing Uttar Pradesh elections has been booked for rape.
Five of his accused associates have been arrested, the police said, even as Siddiqui claimed the case was a political conspiracy against him.
The complainant has alleged that Siddiqui and his men forcibly entered her house in Purani Sabzi Mandi locality of Faizabad city under Kotwali police station area late Saturday night.
They allegedly beat up the woman and her family members and then took turns to rape her, police said.
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When contacted, Siddiqui told PTI over phone, "There is a BSP wave in the ongoing elections and I am winning. So the opposition parties are conspiring against me."
Police said Siddiqi has several cases of crimes registered against him in Faizabad and Lucknow. Also Read: Rape Accused SP Minister Gayatri Prajapati Goes Missing After SC Order
Siddiqi made news during the ongoing UP assembly election after media reported him as first Muslim candidate fielded by BSP on Ayodhya seat.
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