<p>In a major breakthrough, absconding rape accused minister Gayatri Minister was arrested on Wednesday morning by the Uttar Pradesh Police in connection with a case against the Samajwadi Party leader.</p>

<p>This development comes a day after three persons were detained in connection with the case. Two of Prajapati&#39;s sons have also been detained for giving shelter to the accused.</p>

<p>The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) had last week arrested two more persons from Noida in connection with this case.</p>

<p>Earlier, the Supreme Court had refused to stay the arrest of absconding Prajapati and asked him to approach the concerned court. Prajapati, who has been on the run since February 27 after an FIR was lodged against him, had approached the top court for a stay on his arrest.</p>

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<p>An apex court bench headed by Justice Arjan Kumar Sikri made it clear that it wouldn&#39;t modify its order. Prajapati is accused of raping a woman and molesting her minor daughter back in 2014.</p>

<p>The Uttar Pradesh Police had issued non-bailable warrants against Prajapati and six others in connection with the rape charges. Prajapati&#39;s passport was earlier revoked for four weeks to prevent him from attempting to flee out of the country.</p>

<p>Earlier last week, the police also initiated proceedings for a look out notice against Prajapati following reports that he might try to escape abroad to evade arrest.&nbsp;</p>

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Prajapati, who is accused of raping a woman and molesting her minor daughter back in 2014, had been on the run since Feb 27

In a major breakthrough, absconding rape accused minister Gayatri Minister was arrested on Wednesday morning by the Uttar Pradesh Police in connection with a case against the Samajwadi Party leader. This development comes a day after three persons were detained in connection with the case. Two of Prajapati's sons have also been detained for giving shelter to the accused. The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) had last week arrested two more persons from Noida in connection with this case. Earlier, the Supreme Court had refused to stay the arrest of absconding Prajapati and asked him to approach the concerned court. Prajapati, who has been on the run since February 27 after an FIR was lodged against him, had approached the top court for a stay on his arrest. Uttar Pradesh: Rape accused Gayatri Prajapati arrested from Lucknow pic.twitter.com/3hwqgICVIM — ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) March 15, 2017 × All 7 accused hv been arrested,matter will be forwarded to the Court for final decision:Daljeet Chaudhary, ADG,Law&Order on G Prajapati case pic.twitter.com/S0BdQ3oet6 — ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) March 15, 2017 × An apex court bench headed by Justice Arjan Kumar Sikri made it clear that it wouldn't modify its order. Prajapati is accused of raping a woman and molesting her minor daughter back in 2014. The Uttar Pradesh Police had issued non-bailable warrants against Prajapati and six others in connection with the rape charges. Prajapati's passport was earlier revoked for four weeks to prevent him from attempting to flee out of the country. Earlier last week, the police also initiated proceedings for a look out notice against Prajapati following reports that he might try to escape abroad to evade arrest. (ANI)

India: Rape-accused Samajwadi Party leader Gayatri Prajapati arrested

<p>Uttar Pradesh Governor has written to chief minister Akhilesh Yadav asking for reasons to retain Gayatri Prajapati as a minister, PTI reported quoting Raj Bhawan sources</p>

<p>Gayatri Prajapati has been booked in a rape case. He is accused of raping and sexually harassing a woman from Uttar Pradesh&#39;s Bundelkhand region for two years.</p>

<p>The Akhilesh Yadav-led government in Uttar Pradesh has come under sharp attack from the BJP for not initiating any action against the tainted minister.</p>

<p>Earlier, Kalraj Mishra, union minister of micro, small and medium enterprises, on Sunday assured that the absconding minister will be arrested once the BJP government comes to power. &nbsp;</p>

<p>BJP also termed the issuing of a non-bailable warrant against him as a hoax and said that the hysteria being created by the Akhilesh Yadav-led government is to fool the people, ANI reported.</p>

<p>Keshav Prasad Maurya, Uttar Pradesh BJP chief, said that Akhilesh has not yet sacked the minister and that he is contesting the assembly polls despite facing serious allegations of rape.</p>

<p>&quot;All of it is drama staged by the Akhilesh government. After a case was registered against him (Prajapati), he was seen roaming around the Chief Minister. He is fighting the elections. What does the Akhilesh government wants to prove by issuing a non-bailable warrant against Prajapati?&quot; asked Maurya.&nbsp;</p>

<p>&quot;He is the part of Akhilesh`s Cabinet. He has not been removed from his ministerial post. He was hiding at the Chief Minister`s residence for two days then was shifted to another place. The police has not able to arrest him. If he absconds from the country, I will hold Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav responsible for it,&quot; he added.</p>

<p>On February 20, Prajapati moved the top court seeking protection from arrest and recalling of its earlier order where it had asked the Uttar Pradesh Police to register a case against him in connection with rape and sexual harassment, ANI reported.<br />
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Earlier, the woman had approached the top court after the Uttar Pradesh Police did not register the FIR, following which the top court ordered the police to file a status report in the matter within eight weeks.</p>

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The Akhilesh Yadav-led government has come under sharp attack from the BJP for not taking action against the tainted minister

Uttar Pradesh Governor has written to chief minister Akhilesh Yadav asking for reasons to retain Gayatri Prajapati as a minister, PTI reported quoting Raj Bhawan sources Gayatri Prajapati has been booked in a rape case. He is accused of raping and sexually harassing a woman from Uttar Pradesh's Bundelkhand region for two years. The Akhilesh Yadav-led government in Uttar Pradesh has come under sharp attack from the BJP for not initiating any action against the tainted minister. Earlier, Kalraj Mishra, union minister of micro, small and medium enterprises, on Sunday assured that the absconding minister will be arrested once the BJP government comes to power. BJP also termed the issuing of a non-bailable warrant against him as a hoax and said that the hysteria being created by the Akhilesh Yadav-led government is to fool the people, ANI reported. Keshav Prasad Maurya, Uttar Pradesh BJP chief, said that Akhilesh has not yet sacked the minister and that he is contesting the assembly polls despite facing serious allegations of rape. "All of it is drama staged by the Akhilesh government. After a case was registered against him (Prajapati), he was seen roaming around the Chief Minister. He is fighting the elections. What does the Akhilesh government wants to prove by issuing a non-bailable warrant against Prajapati?" asked Maurya. "He is the part of Akhilesh`s Cabinet. He has not been removed from his ministerial post. He was hiding at the Chief Minister`s residence for two days then was shifted to another place. The police has not able to arrest him. If he absconds from the country, I will hold Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav responsible for it," he added. On February 20, Prajapati moved the top court seeking protection from arrest and recalling of its earlier order where it had asked the Uttar Pradesh Police to register a case against him in connection with rape and sexual harassment, ANI reported. Earlier, the woman had approached the top court after the Uttar Pradesh Police did not register the FIR, following which the top court ordered the police to file a status report in the matter within eight weeks. (WION with inputs from agencies)

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