Yogi Govt Challenges Acquittal Of Ex-Minister Gayatri Prajapati In POCSO Case: Uttar Pradesh

Disappointed with the Allahabad HC, the Uttar Pradesh Govt challenged the acquittal of former state minister Gayatri Prasad Prajapati under the POCSO Act. Notably, Prajapati was arrested and sent to jail in March 2017 on charges of gang-raping a woman from Chitrakoot district and attempting to rape her minor daughter. He and four other were convicted in 2017 rape case, but was aquitted in the POCSO case.