FIR filed against former BJP lawmaker for allegedly raping her daughter-in-law at gunpoint

The Delhi Police has booked former two-time BJP MLA Manoj Shokeen for allegedly raping and threatening his daughter-in-law at gunpoint. According to the victim, the former lawmaker raped her at gunpoint on the intervening night of December 31 and January 1 this year. The matter came to light when she approached police on Thursday following which an FIR was registered in this regard.

According to the FIR, the victim alleged that on December 31, 2018, she left her maternal home along with her husband, brother, and a cousin and were going to her in-laws home in Meera Bagh area. But instead of taking her to their house, her husband took her to a hotel in Paschim Vihar area.

"When we reached the hotel, some of my relatives were already present there to celebrate New Year's Eve. After the party, we went to my in-law's house at Meera Bagh at around 12.30 a.m. on January 1. My husband went out with his friends while I went to sleep," the FIR read.

The woman further claimed that around 1:30 am, her father-in-law Shokeen, the former two-time MLA from Nangloi Assembly seat, asked her to open the door as he wanted to talk to her.

"After he entered the room, he started touching me inappropriately. Following which I asked him to go off to sleep as he was drunk. However, he took out his gun, slapped me and threatened to kill my brother when I tried to raise an alarm. He then overpowered me and raped me. Initially, in order to save the marriage and my brother, I stopped myself from filing a complaint against him," the FIR added.

The victim also said that there was already a case registered against her in-laws at the crime against women (CAW) cell in Saket court, which was filed soon after she got married in December 2018.

According to police, a case has been registered against Shokeen under Section 376 and 506 of the IPC.

With Agency Inputs