Bhartiya Janata Party lawmaker from Bihar was arrested on Sunday for allegedly eve-teasing a minor girl on a train in Bihar’s Vaishali district, according to the police. He was also suspended from the party. MLC Tunnaji Pandey from Siwan, Bihar was arrested after the minor girl complained to the Government railway police at Hajipur railway station. Both the victim and the MLC were travelling in the Purvanchal Express. An FIR has been registered against the MLC and he is likely to be produced before the magistrate on Sunday. He tried to molest the girl while she was sleeping in a train berth. He also tried to take her to the bathroom, said Sanjay Singh, GRP, Hajipur to ANI. A lady GRP on the train reported the incident to Sanjay Singh. Denying allegations, Pandey said, “I was just taking out my phone charger, didn’t even know whether it was a girl or a boy who was sleeping.”
According to a tweet by BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi, Pandey had been suspended from the party after the complaint. “As per complaint of the victim, Pandey tried to molest her and also misbehaved with her early Sunday in a running train,” police told ANI. The incident happened at Sarai station which falls under Muzaffarpur-Hajipur zone. According to reports, Vijay Prakash Pandey, a Thailand based businessman was travelling in in the train, with his daughter, wife and another family member. The girl, who accused the MLC of molestation was sleeping when the incident happened and she woke up and started screaming.
BJP has suspended party MLC Tunna Pandey.
— Sushil Kumar Modi (@SushilModi) July 24, 2016
The BJP lawmaker was also involved in an extortion demand case of Rs 10 crore. Pandey, a criminal turned politician, also known as liquor mafia in Siwan-Gopalganj districts in Bihar.
