BJP MP’s alleged sex video: 2 nabbed

Palanpur: Police in Banaskantha have registered an FIR against two persons and detained them after a video purportedly showing BJP MP Parbatbhai Patel in a compromising position with a woman went viral on social media even as the parliamentarian claimed the clip was doctored, said an official on Wednesday.
The FIR was lodged on Tuesday at the Tharad police station of Banaskantha district on a complaint given by the MP's son, Shailesh Patel, said deputy superintendent of police P H Chaudhary, adding the local crime branch (LCB) is probing the case.
Parbatbhai Patel (72), the Lok Sabha MP from Banaskantha, denied any wrongdoing and claimed the video has been doctored and his face superimposed on the person seen in the clip, while his family alleged a conspiracy to extort money and defame them.
“In his complaint, Shailesh Patel has alleged that his father's edited video was made viral on social media by the two accused —Magha Patel and Mukesh Rajput (both detained) as part of a pre-planned conspiracy. We have lodged an FIR under sections 389 (extortion), 500 (defamation), criminal conspiracy (120-B) of the IPC and under relevant sections of the IT Act,” he said. Evidence collected so far suggests there was a conspiracy to malign the MP's image and extort money from him through the video, said the DySP.
According to Chaudhary, Magha Patel had earlier threatened on the MP’s Facebook page that he will “publish a video of Banaskantha's top politician on August 15”. Then on Tuesday, the same video, purportedly featuring Parbatbhai Patel, was shared in a WhatsApp group by Mukesh Rajput, he said.
He added that the video will be sent for forensic analysis to find out its authenticity. Shailesh Patel told reporters that the video has been used for defaming his father and to extort money.
“Magha Patel has been threatening to release the video for some time. This is an edited video created only to defame my father,” said Shailesh Patel. PTI