BJP takes tough stance in Naliya rape incident, suspends 4 accused from primary membership

Bhuj: Taking a tough stance, ruling BJP today suspended four of its leaders from the primary membership of the party for their alleged involvement in sensational Naliya gang-rape case.

Kutch district president of the BJP, Keshubhai Patel said that Shantilal D Solanki (Convenor of the OBC cell of the party in Abdasa taluka), two councilors of Gandhidham Ajit Ramvani and Vasant Bhausali and an office bearer of Gandhidham town BJP Govind A Parumalani have been suspended from the primary membership of the party owing to the surfacing of their names in the police investigation of the Naliya rape case. ‘The decision has been taken in consultation with the state leadership,’ he said.

Notably, a 25 year old woman had lodged a case of gang-rape in Naliya police station on January 25 alleging that 10 people including the above four had raped her. The woman who is a native of Kutch but lived in Mumbai also alleged that the accused had made her obscene videos and were blackmailing her. The incident of rape had allegedly taken place during a period of one year since August 2015 . She had also tried to commit suicide in a hotel in Nalasopara area in Mumbai.

She had alleged that she was taken to Shantilal Solanki’s LPG station on the promise of job and was later raped at various place by Solanki and others.

An SIT has been constituted to probe the matter.

Meanwhile BJP has indicated that action against other accused associated with the party will also be taken.

DeshGujarat