Ex-serviceman accuses BJP MLA of kidnapping daughter in J&K; girl termed allegation as false

JAMMU: An ex-serviceman right here accused a BJP legislator of abducting his daughter in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, a fee denied by means of the woman in addition to the politician who termed the allegation as an try to defame him.

In a dramatic turn of occasions, the woman appeared sooner than a make a choice team of media persons on Sunday night time, hours after her father levelled the fees, and refuted the allegation of her being abducted by means of RS Pura BJP MLA Gagan Bhagat and mentioned he is a superb particular person and she or he is living with a chum.

She also claimed that she is facing "death threat" from her circle of relatives which sought after to marry her to a person towards her wishes.

The lady mentioned nobody abducted her.

"I am before you and nobody kidnapped me. The allegations are fake. He (MLA) is a very good person. My family are supporters of PDP and may be that is the reason... They are forcing me to marry someone who has not even clear his 12th class while as I am doing BAMS," she mentioned.

Responding to the questions, the woman mentioned she was once in regular contact together with her circle of relatives or even talked to them within the morning sooner than they staged the protest.

"I am studying outside the state and even my family members used to visit me in the college. I visited my home last time in the winter holidays," she mentioned.

She mentioned her circle of relatives know the fact that she is in Jammu at a pals area.

Earlier, Senior Superintendent of Police (Jammu) Vivek Gupta mentioned no formal criticism was once lodged so far in this case and once "a complaint is filed, we will take appropriate action".

Ex-serviceman Rajinder Singh, together with his father and several neighbours from R S Pura constituency, had staged a protest outdoor Press Club Jammu, claiming that his daughter who was once pursuing her studies at a faculty in Punjab was once kidnapped by means of their local BJP MLA Bhagat.

"My daughter got admission in Desh Bhagat University, Punjab, after I approached the legislator. She was in the first year of Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery (BAMS) course. I visited her on June 21 to take her home in view of the summer vacation but came to know that she was already taken by the MLA on March 8 without informing us," mentioned Singh, a resident of Kalyana village of R S Pura.

Reacting to the claim, Bhagat mentioned the "allegations are baseless and motivated, aimed at defaming" his public symbol.

"These are baseless allegations. Instead of lodging a police complaint, if somebody holds a protest then there is a motive behind it. Going straight to the media to level wild allegations was aimed at defaming me," he advised reporters at a hurriedly convened press convention past due this evening.

The R S Pura MLA mentioned if the allegations were proved right, he will renounce as a legislator.

Bhagat mentioned the woman had most certainly now not come home because of some "pressure" and "I am sure the truth will prevail".

"The family is unnecessarily defaming their daughter. If he (girl's father) is saying that he is a soldier, my grandfather was also a soldier and he is not doing any favour," the BJP MLA mentioned.

Admitting contact with the woman, he mentioned "being a public representative, it is my duty to reach out to the people of my constituency".

Bhagat mentioned according to her observation in his favour, he would document a defamation suit towards all those that levelled allegations towards him.

Terming it as a "well though-out conspiracy to defame him", Bhagat mentioned "some people are playing dirty politics."