Gayatri Prajapati rape case: Two more arrested from Noida; Samajwadi party asks minister to surrender

The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) on Tuesday arrested two more persons from Noida in the case pertaining to rape-accused absconding Uttar Pradesh minister Gayatri Prajapati.

"The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) has arrested two more persons from Noida in Gayatri Prajapati case," said Additional Director General of Police Daljit Chaudhary.

On Monday, police arrested his gunner Chandrapal Singh after her surrendered before Lucknow police.

The Supreme court on Monday refused to give a relief to Prajapati and expressed unhappiness that its order on lodging of FIR against the SP leader was being given 'political colour'.

The apex court had on February 17 directed the UP Police to lodge an FIR against Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Prajapati and asked it to submitt an action taken report regarding the incidents in eight weeks in a sealed cover.

Prajapati's passport was revoked for four weeks to prevent him from attempting to flee out of the country.

Meanwhile, senior Samajwadi Party leader called on the tainted minister to surrender and offer his resignation as soon as possible.

"The Samajwadi Party is not intentionally trying to rescue him. I would ask him to surrender as soon as possible and resign as well," Samajwadi Party leader Abu Azmi told ANI.

He further added that Prajapati should not malign the image of the party.