Munna Marandi, son of Tala Marandi, Jharkhand BJP chief, seems to be in a big problem since he’s been accused of tying knot with a minor but his troubles don’t end here! Aside from this, a minor girl has alleged that Munna abused her s*xually for 2 yrs.
It was on Wednesday that an application was submitted by her in State Commission for Women against Munna, alleging that she was exploited by him and that he gave her assurance of marriage. It was then that Deepika Pandey Singh, Godda’s District Congress president alleged that Munna got married to a minor on 27th June.
In the words of Deepika,
“I have written to the National Commission for Women, the Governor and the SCW seeking their intervention. Based on media reports, it appears that Marandis have put in jeopardy the lives of the minor girls.”
Dr Mahua Maji, chairperson of SCW, stated that the Commission was aware of the complaint and brought it into the notice of the DGP. The minor moved to a Godda court previously with regard to the case but she didn’t get an official complaint about the other minor girl who’s allegedly the wife of Munna.
No statement has come from Tala Marandi yet; however, Pradip Sinha, the party spokesman, stated that he did not know anything other than what’s reported by media.
This is what the minor’s advocate Pramod Sharma stated,
“We had filed a case seeking registration of FIR against Munna Marandi for s*xually exploiting the minor girl… On June 23, the court had asked Boarijore police station in Godda to investigate the matter.”
No court order is received by cops, says Sanjeev Kumar, Godda SP.
As The Indian Express was told by the minor,
“He (Munna) first saw me during the poll campaign in 2014… Later, he met me a few times. On January 1, 2016, he came to wish me Happy New Year. I was alone in the house. He forced himself on me. When I resisted, he promised marriage…. When my mother and elder sister came, I told them everything. Over a period of time, he began taking me to various places. Believing in his promise of marriage, neither I nor my family opposed.”
She became aware of the wedding of Munna in April. Here’s what the girl said,
“He told me that he was under pressure from parents. I then approached police. They did not listen. Then, I approached court.”