BJP suspends Bihar lawmaker for misbehaving with girl on train

The Bharatiya Janata Party has suspended its Bihar MLC Tunnaji Pandey hours after he was arrested for misbehaving with a girl on board a train in Bihar’s Vaishali district.

BJP state spokesperson Sanjay Mayukh said that the party has suspended Tunnaji Pandey soon after he was arrested for harassing a minor girl in running train. “BJP has also issued a show cause notice to Tunnaji Pandey in this connection” he said.

According to BJP leaders, the saffron party was embarrassed by Pandey.

Tunnaji Pandey, a resident of a village in Siwan district, is a criminal-turned-politician.

Earlier, Muzaffarpur superintendent of rail police B N Jha said that Tunnaji Pandey was arrested following a written complaint lodged by the father of the victim.

According to Government Railway Police officer Sanjay Singh, who confirmed Tunnaji Pandey’s crime, a 12 year old girl travelling on board the Purvanchal express from Kolkata to Gorakhpur, was sleeping late Saturday night when Tunnaji Pandey not only misbehaved with her, but also abused her.

The victim’s father is a Thailand based businessman. He along with his daughter and two other family members were travelling in the AC 2 tier compartment of the train when the incident took place. 

Image: BJP MLC Tunnaji Pandey was arrested for his act following a complaint by the father of the victim. Photograph: ANI/Twitter