On Sunday (1st September), Congress leader Mufti Mehndi, who is believed to be a close aide of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, was arrested for molesting a woman working at his house for the past 10 years.
Mufti Mehndi, a resident of Jaunpur in Uttar Pradesh, has lured the woman by making false promises. As per the reports, he sexually assaulted his maid by making her feel assured that he liked her and that he intended to marry her.
He also attempted to lure the victim by gifting her sarees and footwear. The woman was 15 years old when the Muft Mehndi molested her for the very first time.
She stated that he kept on issuing fake promises of marriage for several years. When asked about marriage, he would avoid the talks altogether. However, he kept on sexually assaulting her for all the while.
Later the leader also began threatening the woman to kill her and her family members. “He had captured my intimate photos and videos and he would threaten me saying that he would make them viral if I failed to satisfy his needs. He also asked me to have relations with other people and on refusal, he would physically assault me,” the woman said in an official complaint to the police.
This continued for years but came to the fore only on August 27th at seven in the evening. As per the woman, Mufti called her home and forced her to have sex with him, but the woman refused. However, he hit the woman and sexually molested her. He also threatened the woman saying that he would kill her family if she told anything to the police.
According to City Congress President Vishal Singh, Mufti was previously the City Congress Vice President, but he resigned on 26th March 2022. A case of rape has been registered against Mufti Mehndi and he has been arrested. He is believed to have kept close ties with Congress’ Priyanka Gandhi Vadra for several years. Further investigation in the case is underway.
