LUCKNOW: Former MP and Congress leader Udit Raj was booked by police for claiming that the two girls found dead in the fields in Unnao were raped and that their bodies were burnt against the victim's family's will.
The Dalit leader made these allegations on micro-blogging website Twitter on Friday.
However, the police claimed that rape was not confirmed in the post-mortem report and neither the family alleged any coercion.
“Therefore, Dr Udit Raj is accused of sharing false and fabricated information on social media,” said superintendent of police, Unnao, Anand Kulkarni.
Kulkarni said that an FIR has been registered against Udit Raj under charges of provocation with intent to cause riot, and Information Technology act.
It is mentioned in the tweet by Udit Raj that “I just spoke to former MP Savitri Bai Phule Ji. The police let them meet the victim families in Unnao with great difficulty. The victim's family said that the girls had been raped and the bodies were burnt against their will.”.
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme Court directives on cases related to sexual assault)