Overview
- The FIR was lodged Friday evening at the Women’s Police Station in Chamba under Section 6 of the POCSO Act and Section 69 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
- Police said the complainant, now in her early twenties, alleged the legislator assaulted her when she was underage, with her medical examination completed after her court statement.
- A separate FIR names the MLA’s personal assistant Lekh Raj (Lekh Chand) and associate Muniyan/Muniyaan Khan over alleged abduction, intimidation and coercion to change earlier statements.
- The woman had filed a complaint in August 2024 and later retracted it, then resurfaced the allegations in a social-media video last week claiming threats and fear for her family.
- Hans Raj denies wrongdoing and flags political motives as the State Women’s Commission seeks a report and Chamba police say the investigation is underway, with security provided to the complainant according to police.