"Political Conspiracy": Sena Leader Accused Of Rape, Forced Abortion Refutes Charge
NDTV
The Shiv Sena leader had earlier said that he was honey-trapped by the woman.
A Shiv Sena leader from Maharashtra's Pune, who has been charged with raping a 24-year-old woman and forcing her to undergo an abortion, today refuted the allegations and called it a political conspiracy.
"The case has been registered out of a political conspiracy to defame me and my family. It is also a form of blackmailing and an attempt to tarnish my work in the labour sector and my many years of social and political image," Raghunath Kuchik, the general secretary of the Shiv Sena's labour wing Bhartiya Kamgar Sena said.
The Pune police registered a case under section 376 (rape) and 313 (causing miscarriage without woman's consent) of the IPC against Mr Kuchik based on a complaint lodged by the woman.
The Sena leader said that he has "complete faith in the judiciary and the police department" and is confident that the truth will come out in his favour after investigation.
