Ranchi, Nov. 13 -- A case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act has been registered against Congress MLA Bhushan Bara in Ranchi following a complaint by a 14-year-old tribal girl from Simdega, who has accused him of rape, assault and criminal intimidation.
According to the complaint, the girl was brought to Ranchi in May this year by two women, identified as Emma Bada and Josima Khakha, on the promise of education and school admission. She alleged that instead of being enrolled in school, she was made to perform domestic work and was subjected to physical abuse and inadequate food.
The girl alleged that Bara sexually assaulted her at his official residence in Ranchi on August 5. She further claimed that she was...