Source: Indian Express
Accused of rape, former UP Minister, Gayatri Prajapati has been arrested from Lucknow on Wednesday. Police arrested three partners of Prajapati on Tuesday in connection with the case. Earlier Prajapati’s two aides were arrested from Noida near Jewar on the Yamuna Expressway on March 7.
Gayatri was absconding from February 27. He is arrested under the order of Supreme court and a FIR which was lodged on February 17, against him and six others for allegedly gang-raping a woman and also attempt to rape her minor daughter.
The minister’s security guard Chandrapal was also arrested on March 6 near Lucknow Police lines. The apex court had asked the UP Police to submit an action taken a report regarding the incidents in eight weeks.