Bhopal: An 8-year old boy was allegedly sodomised by a 55-year old Congress leader in Jabalpur district of Madhya Pradesh. A case has been registered under section 377 (unnatural sex) and relevant sections of protection of children from sexual offence Act and a hunt has been launched to arrest the accused.

Kotwali police station incharge Prafull Shrivastav said that a woman resident of Punjab Bank Colony used to work as a domestic help in the house of Rupendra Patel, 55, resident of Saraswati Colony of the town.

Her 8-year old child also used to come with her to the house of Rupendra Patel, Shrivastav said.

Patel had sodomised the kid 4-5 times in the past and the kid sustained severe injuries when the accused sodomised him last time, around a fortnight ago, said police.

Patel who contested 2013 assembly elections from Panagar constituency of Jabalpur on Congress ticket was also the president of Jabalpur district Congress (rural).

Earlier in 2008, Patel’s sister-in-law Vijaykanti Patel contested the assembly polls in year 2008 on Congress ticket. Vijaykanti Patel is the district panchayat member now. Rupendra Patel’s elder brother Brij Bihari Patel was chairman of the Jabalpur Development Authority during the period when Digvijay Singh was the chief minister of state, said sources.

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