UP CM Yogi's bulldozer action: Rape accused Ayodhya SP leader's bakery razed

UP CM Yogi's bulldozer action: Rape accused Ayodhya SP leader's bakery razed

Authorities in this area destroyed a man's bakery on Saturday after he was charged with raping a 12-year-old girl and filming the incident on camera, an official said.

District Magistrate Chandra Vijay Singh of Ayodhya told PTI, "The bakery of Moid Khan has been demolished."

"The bakery had one big room and one small room. It was illegally built over a pond, and has been demolished," Singh said.

Police had arrested Raju Khan, an employee of the bakery owner Moid Khan, in connection with the rape case from the Pura Kalandar region of the Ayodhya district on July 30.

Police claim that two months prior, the two had sexually assaulted the girl and videotaped the crime. When a medical examination revealed that the girl was pregnant, the incident became public knowledge.

During his Thursday speech in the UP Legislative Assembly, Chief Minister Adityanath asserted that Moid Khan was a member of the Samajwadi Party.

"Moid Khan is from the Samajwadi Party and a member of the Ayodhya MP's team. He has been found involved in a case of rape of a 12-year-old. The Samajwadi Party has not taken action against him," Adityanath had said.

The girl's relative told reporters that at a meeting, the CM promised her family that the guilty would face the harshest punishment possible.

"We have asked for capital punishment and bulldozing of the man's illegal properties," added the relative.