Rapist brother of ndtv ravish kumar lost the election from Govindganj on congress ticket

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The Supreme Court, on Monday, has granted anticipatory bail to former Bihar Congress vice-president Brajesh Kumar, who is journalist Ravish Kumar’s elder brother, in an alleged sexual offence case. He had been booked under Sections 376, 506 and 109 of the IPC.

In what can be seen as a series of turnabouts, the initial case was filed on December 22, 2016, and then four other persons were booked under the POCSO Act, SC/ST Act (the girl is a Dalit) and IPC provisions at the SC/ST police station in Patna. In this FIR, Kumar’s name was not included, stated senior lawyers Kapil Sibal and Vivek Tankha, who had appeared for Kumar.

The girl was then called to record her statement in front of the magistrate, where she stated that the boy had misled her with promises. The police had filed a final report in the case. Soon, the case was sent to a special investigation team and then three weeks later, Kumar’s name was added to the probe.

After his bail application was refused at the Patna High Court, Kumar approached the Supreme Court for relief. “In the intervening time, the boy against whom the case was filed was granted bail so that he could marry the girl. So now they are married. Despite this development, Brajesh hasn’t been granted bail,” added Tanka.