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The Hindu Bureau

FIR registered against U.P. Congress chief for promoting enmity over BHU ‘molestation’ incident

The Uttar Pradesh police on Saturday registered a First Information Report (FIR) against U.P. Congress president Ajay Rai on a complaint from the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) unit chief of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) for allegedly promoting enmity.

According to the complaint submitted to police by ABVP office-bearer Abhay Pratap Singh, Mr. Rai accused the members of the RSS-linked outfit of being involved in an alleged incident of molestation on the varsity campus, which took place on Thursday.

The case registered against the U.P. Congress chief was lodged under Section 505(2) (statements creating or promoting enmity, hatred or ill-will between classes) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) at the Lanka police station.

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