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SP leader detained for allegedly sexually harassing woman

CNN-IBN | Updated Mar 18, 2013 at 12:14pm IST

Lucknow: Samajwadi Party leader Chandranath Singh was detained in a sexual harassment case after a woman travelling on the Padmavati Express complained that he harassed her on Sunday night. The SP leader complained of chest pain and has been admitted to hospital now.

A veteran trade union leader from Pratapgarh, Chandranath Singh, is a former MP from the Machhli Shahr Lok Sabha constituency. He has denied misbehaving with the woman.

"I don't know what her motives were. All I know is that I did not misbehave with her. I have been told that she now regrets her decision," Chandranath Singh said.

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Posted on May 25, 2013 at 05:52PM IST
Samajwadi Party (literally, Socialist Party) is a political party in India. It is based in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It describes itself as a democratic socialist party. It was founded on October 4, 1992. The Samajwadi Party was one ...

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