Delhi High Court orders protection for woman who filed rape case against Haryana BJP leader Surender Barwala’s son

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday ordered the police to offer sufficient safety to a lady, who had registered a rape grievance towards former Haryana authorities minister Surender Barwala’s son Prashant.

The High Court additionally directed the police to conduct the DNA check of the sufferer. On June 6, the sufferer had lodged a rape case at Delhi’s Laxmi Nagar Police Station towards Prashant Barwala, son of BJP chief and former Haryana minister Surender Barwala.

Since then, the sufferer alleged that she was receiving threats. In response to the sufferer’s plea, the Delhi High Court has ordered the safety of the sufferer.

The girl alleges that Prashant Barwala raped her within the pretext of giving a job after which threatened her to get an abortion.

BJP chief Surendra Barwala, who has been a two-time MP from Haryana.

Surendra Barwala has been an MP on the ticket of the Indian National Lok Dal from Hisar in 1998 and 1999. He is at present within the Bharatiya Janata Party. Barwala joined the BJP earlier than the 2014 meeting elections. He contested from Jind on a BJP ticket however misplaced.

Surendra Barwala grew to become an MLA from Barwala in Hisar district in 1987 on a Lokdal ticket. Later he additionally served as Minister of State for Education in Devi Lal authorities.