The couple alleged that the MLA’s men pushed them and created commotion in the compartment.

A couple travelling on the Delhi-Guwahati Rajdhani Express on Monday lodged a complaint against a ruling party Janata Dal (United) MLA for allegedly misbehaving with them. The MLA has, however, denied the charges.

Railway police said Indrapal Singh Bedi and his wife stated in their FIR registered with the Patna railway police that JD(U) legislator Sarfaraj Alam, his bodyguard and another aide misbehaved with them aboard the train. The couple boarded the train at Guwahati and were travelling to Delhi while the MLA was travelling from Katihar to the national capital.

Mr. Alam is the JD(U) MLA from Jokihat Assembly constituency in Araria district. He is the son of RJD MP from Araria Lok Sabha constituency, Mohd. Taslimuddin.

The incident happened around 10.30 p.m. on Sunday between Barauni and Patna railway station. The MLA and the complainants were travelling in in the A-4 coach, police said.

The couple has chargedthat Alam was in an inebriated state and his aides passed vulgar comments on them. They also alleged that the MLA’s men pushed the duo and created commotion inside the compartment.

“We have lodged a case against the MLA with the railway police at Patna junction”, said Prakash Nath Mishra, superintendent of Railway Police. The couple initially lodged their written complaint with the escort party on the train who, later, submitted the complaint to the government railway police at Patna.