The Indian Express (Delhi Edition)
Named in POCSO case, Bihar Cong leader quits
BIHAR CONGRESS vice-president Brajesh Pandey, who has been booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act for allegedly molesting the minor daughter of a former state minister, resigned from the party post on Tuesday.
The resignation came on a day the girl, whose father is also from the Congress, appeared before the media and threatened to immolate herself if she did “not get justice”.
While four other persons were booked under the POCSO Act, SC/ST Act (the girl is a Dalit) and IPC provisions at the SC/ST