Lucknow: Gayatri Prajapati is arrested by the UP Police in Lucknow early on Wednesday morning. Prajapati, along with six others, was charged with allegedly gang-raping a woman and molesting her minor daughter in 2014.
Three of Prajapati’s collaborator’s were also arrested from Lucknow, of which two were Prajapati’s sons. They were arrested for giving shelter to Prajapati.
Prajapati was sent to 14-day judicial remand before presenting to Court.
The UP minister had been on the run since an FIR was lodged against him on Februrary, 17 this year. During questioning with minister , Prajapati told police that he had been on run since February 27 and spent his time in West Bengal.
Police had issued a non-bailable warrant against Prajapati, and his passport had also been impounded to prevent him from fleeing the country.