Angkita Dutta case: Assam Police files FIR against Congress's Srinivas BV; cops leave for Karnataka

Srinivas BV: Assam police filed an FIR against Indian Youth Congress president Srinivas BV after expelled Assam Pradesh Youth Congress president Angkita Dutta levelled harassment charges against him. A team of Assam Police left for Karnataka to investigate and arrest Srinivas BV.

Sources said police teams will visit Delhi and Raipur in connection with the case.

"The police team has left for Karnataka to arrest Srinivas BV in the harassment case after preliminary investigation. The National Commission for Women (NCW) has submitted a letter to the Assam Police too," said sources.

Ankgita expelled for anti-party activities

Congress expelled Angkita Dutta on Saturday for six years for "anti-party activities". She had accused Srinivas BV of "mental harassment" and "discrimination" on the basis of gender.

According to Assam Police, the FIR was registered at Dispur police station under Sections 509 (using words, gestures or acts intended to insult the modesty of a woman), 294 (obscene acts and songs to the annoyance of others), 341 (wrongful restraint), 352 (assault or use of criminal force to any person), 354/354A(iv) (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty), Section 506 (criminal intimidation) of the IPC and Section 67 (publishing or transmitting obscene material in electronic form) of The Information Technology Act.

Congress issued a statement that said Angkita Dutta was expelled from the primary membership of the party for six years for "anti-party activities".

Angkita Dutta alleged the party did not warn her before her removal as the Assam Youth Congress chief. She also questioned whether the removal was on account of her gender. She accused BV Srinivas of being "sexist and chauvinistic" and making derogatory comments.

Angkita alleges harassment for six years

"I have been harassed for the last six months. I spoke about this to the party leadership. An in-charge was sent here, Vardhan Yadav. After he came here, he started creating a lot of trouble in the Assam Youth Congress. He also started creating lobbies. And all this he was doing as per Srinivas BV's instructions," she alleged.

Angkita Dutta’s father Anjan Dutta was a minister in Tarun Gogoi's government in Assam and also headed the party's state unit.

The NCW asked the Assam Police to investigate the harassment allegations against Srinivas BV by Angkita Dutta.

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