Mumbai: Mira Road Police has registered a case of rape against former BJP MLA Narendra Mehta under IPC Sections 376 (2) (n) ,376 (2),496,417,232,504,506,34, and 3(1)(w), 3(s), 3(2)(5) for allegedly raping and harassing a woman corporator in Bhayandar town of Maharashtra’s Thane district on Friday.
Meanwhile, as per an official, two days ago a video of a city corporator speaking about the alleged harassment and abuse she suffered at the hands of Mehta went viral on social media.
The victim alleged that the abuse had been going on since 1999 and her family faced threat from Mehta, he added.
News Edit by K.V. Raman