PRAYAGRAJ, Aug. 26 -- A hotel owned by a leader of a political party in Lalganj area of Pratapgarh has been sealed by the police as part of ongoing investigation in the case of alleged rape of a Class 12 student. Police questioned the hotel owner, Jai Kaushal, who was called to the police station on Monday.

Anoop Jaiswal, resident of Sagara Sundarpur, took a minor girl studying in Class 12 to a hotel for snacks on Sunday. It is alleged that he raped the student there. Police have sent the accused to jail after registering a case on Sunday evening.

Police inspected the hotel and collected evidence, and to keep the evidence safe, SHO of Lalganj police station, Pradeep Kumar, sealed the hotel late on Sunday night in the presence of Naib Te...