A police report has been lodged, involving six individuals, including a woman who asserted that Ravi Kishan Shukla, BJP's Gorakhpur MP, is the father of her child, as per authorities on Wednesday.
The complaint, filed by Ravi Kishan's wife, Preeti Shukla, led to the filing of the report late Tuesday at the Hazratganj police station.
In addition to the woman, Aparna Thakur, the complaint lists her husband Rajesh Soni, daughter Shenova Soni, son Sonak Soni, Samajwadi Party leader Vivek Kumar Pandey, and journalist Khurshid Khan.
The accused face charges under various sections of the Indian Penal Code, including conspiracy, providing false evidence, extortion by intimidation, extortion by threat, intentional insult, and criminal intimidation, according to the police.
Ravi Kishan's spouse also alleged in the complaint that Aparna Soni, also known as Aparna Thakur, had threatened her, claiming connections with the underworld. Reportedly, she demanded a sum of Rs 20 crore as ransom, warning that failure to comply would result in tarnishing Ravi Kishan's reputation by falsely implicating him in a rape case.
The report further stated that a complaint regarding this matter was lodged with the Mumbai Police, but Aparna held a press conference in Lucknow on April 15, making baseless accusations.
According to the report, the others named are also implicated in this scheme.
The BJP has nominated Ravi Kishan, a renowned Bhojpuri film star, to contest from Gorakhpur in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, a position he has held since the 2019 polls.
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