MP Congress MLAs Siddharth Kushwaha, Suneel Saraf accused of molesting woman on train; Kamal Nath forms probe panel

Two Madhya Pradesh Congress MLAs have been accused of molesting a woman on a train. The state party president Kamal Nath has formed a probe panel to investigate the allegations against Satna MLA Siddharth Kushwaha and Kotma MLA Suneel Saraf and has sought a reply from them. 

The Government Railway Police have confirmed that they have received the complaint against the two men.

A senior officer told the news agency ANI that the woman had been traveling to Bhopal from Rewa. After she lodged a complaint, police officials had to be sent to intervene. The accused -- Kushwaha and Saraf -- have not been nabbed, he added.

The two MLAs, however, have claimed innocence.

Kushwaha said the allegations are baseless and no molestation took place.

She is speaking anything, what was she doing on our seat? Nothing from our end was done, only she can tell what happened. We were standing at the gate of the train till Katni," he told ANI.

Saraf said their co-passenger said nothing. He claimed the woman was sleeping on their berths and since her child woke up and was crying, she moved to another seat.

"When the police came, we came to know about allegations," he added.

Who is Siddharth Kushwaha?

According to the 2018 election affidavit, Kushwaga's full name is Siddharth Sukhlal Kushwaha. He is 37 years old and the MLA from Madhya Pradesh's Satna constituency. He runs a transport business and is also a farmer. He is married and his wife is a homemaker. 

He completed his BA in 2007 from Government Swashasi College in Satna. 

Who is Suneel Saraf?

Suneel Saraf is an MLA from Madhya Pradesh's Kotama. He was elected in 2018. He is 46 years old.