BSP's Ayodhya candidate Bazmi Siddiqui, 6 accomplices booked for raping woman; raids on to locate him

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Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Police on Sunday booked Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) candidate from Ayodhya seat, Bazmi Siddiqui and six of his accomplices for allegedly raping a woman in Faizabad on Saturday. 

According to a media report, five of his accused associates were arrested by the police even as Siddiqui claimed the case was a 'political conspiracy against him'.

"Seeing the huge lead the BSP has, our opponents are frustrated and are trying to frame me in false cases. There is a BSP wave in the ongoing elections and I am winning. So the opposition parties are conspiring against me," Bazmi Siddiqui told media.

The victim in her complaint alleged that Siddiqui and his men forcibly entered her house in Purani Sabzi Mandi locality of Faizabad city under Kotwali police station area late last night.

They allegedly beat her up and her family members and then took turns to rape her, the complainant said.

Faizabad SSP Anant Dev told PTI that five of the accused men have been arrested and police teams were conducting raids to locate and arrest Siddiqui and one of his aides.

The complainant has alleged that Siddiqi had raped her three months ago also but the local police “managed” to save him.

A physically-challenged relative of the woman said he was also badly beaten up when he opposed Siddiqui and his men.

Police said Siddiqi has several cases of crimes registered against him in Faizabad and Lucknow.

Siddiqi made news during the ongoing UP assembly election after media reported him as first Muslim candidate fielded by BSP on Ayodhya seat.

(With PTI report)