A special POCSO court today deferred to July 10 framing of charges against ex-minister in the Uttar Pradesh cabinet Gayatri Prajapati and his associates in connection with a gangrape case. The accused were produced in the court from the jail today and have been directed to be brought again on the next date of hearing. The court also turned down the bail pleas of three accused-- Amrendra Singh alias Pintoo, Vikas Verma and Rupeshwar alias Rupesh. The high court had already cancelled the bails granted to Prajapati and two others. An FIR was registered with the Gautam Palli police station on February 18, 2017 after the Supreme Court s intervention.

Source: dna July 03, 2017 16:18 UTC