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14-year-old accuses Jharkhand Congress MLA of rape, assault; BJP demands arrest

Headline via India Today · first report 13 Nov, 18:01 IST, latest 14 Nov, 11:24 IST

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What we know

4 independent news organisations have reported this story. The first report we saw came from Oneindia at 13 Nov, 18:01 IST; the latest is from India.com at 14 Nov, 11:24 IST. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details: read each report through the links below.

StatusVerified
Reported by4 news organisations
First report13 Nov, 18:01 IST
Latest report14 Nov, 11:24 IST
DeskIndia

What the reports sayEach newsroom’s own summary of its report, from its feed

Rape, torture, and threat of death have been charged against Congress MLA Bhushan Bada by a 14-year-old tribal girl hailing from Simdega district of Jharkhand. An FIR has already been lodged after she filed a complaint saying that she was lured
MLA Bhushan Bara has rejected all the allegations: "Some broker-type people and political opponents have planted the entire story and are conspiring against me. I have no involvement in this."
A 14-year-old Adivasi girl has accused a Congress MLA in Jharkhand of sexual assault, forced domestic work and abortion. An FIR has been registered under the POCSO Act, while the BJP has demanded the legislator's immediate arrest.

Quoted from the newsrooms’ own feeds, with their names and links. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details.

About Jharkhand IndiaAsiaPolitics 13 Nov 2026

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