New Delhi: In a major headway in the case pertaining to rape-accused absconding Uttar Pradesh minister Gayatri Prajapati, the UP Special Task Force (STF) has arrested two more persons from Noida.
Additional Director General of Police Daljit Chaudhary confirmed the latest development in rape accused state minister Gayatri Prajapati`s case.
The arrests come after Prajapati's gunner Chandrapal Singh was arrested near Police Lines in Lucknow on Monday.
The continuance of Prajapati as a minister has raised serious questions of "constitutional morality and dignity," with Governor Ram Naik writing a letter to Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, seeking to know if he "justifies" having the tainted minister in his Cabinet.
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to stay the arrest of Gayatri Prajapati -- a Minister in the Akhilesh Yadav government -- for allegedly raping and blackmailing a woman.
"It's very unfortunate that its order for registration of FIR against Gayatri Prajapati is being given a political colour," said a bench of Justice AK Sikri and Justice RK Agrawal while refusing to allow his plea to recall the order on lodging of FIR in the sexual assault case.
The court made it clear that it was not monitoring the case against him and its order was confined to registration of FIR.
On February 17, the apex court had asked Uttar Pradesh Police to register an FIR against Prajapati.
A woman has alleged that Prajapati had raped her when she met him three years ago. She alleged that she was raped when she fell unconscious after taking tea laced with a sedative. Prajapati took some photos of the victim and then threatened to make them public and continued to rape her for two years.
A non-bailable warrant (NBW) has been issued against Prajapati, Uttar Pradesh's Transport Minister, who is absconding.
