Rape-accused NCP MLA Dilip Wagh arrested

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) MLA Dilip Wagh, accused of raping a girl in Maharashtra’s Nashik district, was finally nabbed by police here on Saturday after being on the run for over a day.

A red-faced NCP, part of the ruling coalition in the state, was quick to shake its hand off Wagh, the MLA from Pachora, and suspended him but said it would take him back if he was found to have been framed.

Wagh has been accused of raping a 22-year-old woman on Feb 21 at a government guest house after promising her a job.

Media reports said that the MLA has denied the allegations, saying he has been framed, even as preliminary medical reports have confirmed sexual intercourse. A more detailed report is awaited to confirm rape charges.