Raipur, Feb 25: Renowned Chhattisgarhi actor, director and producer Manoj Rajput was arrested for allegedly raping his niece for 12 years.
The accused was arrested from his office in Bhilai. As per the complainant who is now 29 years old, Rajput had been sexually exploiting her since 2011 when she was a minor on the pretext of marrying her.
After the accused refused to keep his promise of marriage, the victim approached the police on February 22. She has accused Rajput of raping her and conducting unnatural actions for several years. Sources said Rajput was produced in a local court and the court quashed the provisions of POCSO Act citing that the law did not exist in 2011 when the exploitation allegedly started.
It is worth mentioning that Rajput has produced and directed several Chhattisgarhi movies and made his acting debut in the recently-released film ‘Gaon ke zero ahar ma hero.’
He was even in jail for a case of land fraud.