DNA sample of Samajwadi Party leader Nawab Singh matches with Kannauj rape victim

Kannauj (UP): The DNA sample of Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Nawab Singh Yadav has matched with the sample of the minor rape victim in Kannauj district in Uttar Pradesh, police sources said on Monday.

Sources said that it has confirmed rape and the police will file a chargesheet under Pocso Act.

Former Block Pramukh Nawab Singh Yadav allegedly sexually assaulted the victim on the night of August 11 after which the girl informed the police. When the police reached the spot the victim's aunty was also present there.

The police later lodged a case on the complaint of the victim and arrested her aunty and the accused.