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Zeenat Saberin

YOU WONT BELIEVE: India bjp lawmaker kuldeep singh sengar faces rape charges | Mind Blowing Facts

According to National Crime Records Bureau data for 2016, incidents of rape of children in India increased by over 82 percent compared with 2015 [MONEY SHARMA/EPA]

Following a massive national outcry over alleged administrative and police cover-up, a lawmaker from India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will be investigated for alleged rape of a 15-year-old girl from Uttar Pradesh's Unnao district.

Police have filed a case against Kuldeep Singh Sengar that include provisions filed under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) on Thursday almost a year after the alleged assault took place.

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