Ranchi, Nov. 14 -- Wife of Jharkhand Congress MLA Bhushan Bara, Joshima Khakha strongly defended the sexual assault allegations levelled against her husband, claiming the matter has been "orchestrated" to damage his growing political popularity.

Speaking to ANI, Khakha alleged that the girl was taken away from the house without the knowledge of her own grandparents.

"This has been orchestrated involving that girl, just as you are seeing in the media and as is currently being reported. Look, she was taken away from here, and her own grandparents, her grandmother and grandfather, weren't even informed! When they realised she was gone that night, they were left wondering what kind of situation this was," she said.

She asserted that the al...