In a big blow to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, the Tihar Central Jail officials have now claimed that the man who was seen giving massage to jailed Delhi minister and AAP leader Satyendar Jain in the viral video is not a “physiotherapist” but an “accused in a rape case.”
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Man giving massage charged under POCSO Act
News agency ANI quoted Tihar Jail officials saying, “The masseur providing massage to jailed Delhi minister Satyendar Jain is a prisoner Rinku. He’s a prisoner in a rape case, charged under Sections 6 of POCSO Act & 376, 506 & 509 of IPC.”
The revelation comes after AAP claimed that these were “physiotherapy sessions”, which are now quashed by jail sources that say the “masseur” in the video is a prisoner accused of raping his daughter. Rinku was arrested last year after his daughter, a class 10 student, accused him of assaulting her.
The masseur providing massage to jailed Delhi min Satyendar Jain is a prisoner Rinku. He’s a prisoner in a rape case, charged u/s 6 of POCSO Act & 376, 506 & 509 of IPC. He’s not a physiotherapist: Tihar Jail official sources
(Pic-screengrab from CCTV visuals of massage to Jain) pic.twitter.com/aXtLNtgFIB
— ANI (@ANI) November 22, 2022
War of words between AAP, BJP
The videos dated September 13, 14 and 21 surfaced last week and sparked a fresh war of words between the AAP and the BJP.
The BJP has now demanded an apology from Delhi Chief Minister and AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal and said Satyendar Jain shouldn’t retain his post as a minister “for a minute more”.
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“[Chief minister Arvind] Kejriwal was supposed to safeguard his citizens; rather he is safeguarding his ministers,” said BJP spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia. Bhatia asked AAP to apologize to the country.
Satyendar Jain was getting massage from a rape-accused, not a physiotherapist: Sources
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“…wherever you are hiding should come out…sack your minister. You have to answer…are you standing with the rapists…? You are supporting such people accused of rape,” the minister said.
Bhatia also hit out at Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia for defending Jain and calling the videos a “BJP’s stunt”. Sisodia said Jain was injured in jail and was getting treatment.
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