Days after the daughter of an Uttar Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party legislator asked the police for security, alleging that her father could likely harm her, the couple was roughed up by some men at the Allahabad High Court premises where they had gone to seek protection, news agency ANI reported on Monday, 15 July.
The Allahabad HC had given prior directions to the police for protection of Sakshi and Ajitesh. "Only Ajitesh was beaten up. It's not known who were these people. But it proves that there is indeed a threat to their life for which they were seeking protection,” the couple’s lawyer told ANI.
Sakshi Misra (23), who is the daughter of Rajesh Misra, the MLA from Bithari Chainpur in Bareilly district, uploaded a video on social media on 10 July and informed about her wedding to Ajitesh Kumar (29).
The couple had filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in Allahabad High Court on Thursday, seeking protection to "live a peaceful life" as a married couple, news agency PTI reported. Their plea was accepted by the Allahabad High Court during the hearing on Monday.
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The BJP MLA, however, denied the allegations, stating that his daughter was an adult and has the right to take her decisions.
“My daughter is an adult and has a right to take a decision. She has not been threatened by any member of the family or any person associated with me.”Rajesh Misra, BJP MLA
Referring to her father and brother by their nicknames, Sakshi, in the video said:
“MLA Pappu Bhartaul ji and Vicky Bhartaul ji, please live and let us live in peace... I really am married, I am not wearing sindoor for fashion. Please ask your goons to back off, else they will all be in jail.”Sakshi Misra, BJP MLA’s daughter
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In another video, she has apprehended threat to her life from her father, brother and an associate, and urged the Bareilly senior superintendent of police to extend security to them.
Misra has also appealed to the MPs and MLAs of Bareilly to not help Rajesh Misra as she alleged that her father and others were out to “eliminate her.”
Deputy Inspector General R K Pandey said he had come to know of the video messages and had asked the SSP to extend security to the couple. The DIG, however, said the police do not know where to give her security as she had not disclosed her location, PTI reported.
(With inputs from PTI)
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