May 22, 2026 02:42 pm (IST)
Uttar Pradesh: Police book Samajwadi Party candidate for alleged murder
Lucknow, Feb 13 (IBNS): Uttar Pradesh police on Monday booked Samajwadi Party MLA, Arun Kumar Verma from Sultanpur for the alleged murder of a woman who charged him with gang-rape in 2013, according to media reports.
The woman's body was found her near her home on Sunday, media reported.
According to media reports, the woman's father lodged a complain for murder against the sitting MLA and candidate from Sultanpur Sadar.
Reportedly, the woman had withdrawn her complaint against Arun Kumar and the police chargesheeted some local youths in the matter.
The case is under trial.
Support Our Journalism
We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism
IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.
Support objective journalism for a small contribution.
Latest Headlines
'We just want him safe': Cockroach Janta Party founder’s parents fear son’s arrest; urge him to avoid politics
Fri, May 22 2026
Foreign hand in Cockroach Janta Party? Viral analytics raise questions over Pakistan, Bangladesh followers
Fri, May 22 2026
Punjab Police bust suspected espionage module tracking Indian forces
Fri, May 22 2026
‘Drug’ turns out to be amchur: Jabalpur HC grants Rs 10 lakh compensation to jailed engineer
Thu, May 21 2026
Dowry deaths in India drop, but over 5,700 women still died in 2024
Thu, May 21 2026
Congress returns to Tamil Nadu govt after 60 years, minister’s Rahul Gandhi slogan sparks row
Thu, May 21 2026
FIR against Parambrata Chatterjee, Swastika Mukherjee over remarks linked to 2021 post-poll violence
Thu, May 21 2026
