BJP Councillor's Husband Arrested For Rape After "Threat" Video Goes Viral

BJP Councillor's Husband Arrested For Rape After "Threat" Video Goes Viral

A BJP Councillor's husband, who was accused of raping a woman at knifepoint, has been arrested, a senior police officer in Madhya Pradesh's Satna district said on Monday.

MP: BJP councillor’s husband accused of rape, filming assault; “nothing will happen,” says accused

Police in Madhya Pradesh’s Satna district have launched an investigation after a woman accused the husband of a BJP councillor of raping her, filming the assault, and blackmailing her into silence for nearly six months. The accused, identified as Ashok Singh, is married to a councillor of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in a Nagar Parishad in the district. According to a written complaint submitted this week to Satna Superintendent of Police Ha…