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Rakesh Rathore, who represents the Sitapur constituency in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh in the Indian parliament, was arrested days after a woman accused him of rape and assault.
He has denied the charges but a local court declined to grant him bail, Indian media reported.
“I am confident that I will get justice in the court of the people and court of law,” Rathore told ANI before being led away by police.
Reuters, which has a minority stake in ANI news agency, was unable to reach Rathore or his lawyer for a comment.
Police in Uttar Pradesh registered a case against the lawmaker on Jan 17 after a complaint from a woman who accused Rathore of having sexually assaulted her for four years, the Times of India newspaper reported.
A spokesman for the police could not immediately be reached for comment.
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