Woman alleges rape by BJP MLA ahead of his wedding

A 22-year-old daughter of BJP MLA Kushagra Sagar's domestic help in Uttar Pradesh has accused him of raping her several times between 2012 and 2014 on the pretext of marriage. Sagar, who is set to marry next month, denied the allegations saying, "This woman has already approached police in 2014 and came to a compromise taking ₹10 lakh from me."