Overview

• Ram Kumar Bindal, an elderly Ayurvedic practitioner and elder brother of BJP state chief Rajeev Bindal, was arrested on October 10 after an FIR under BNS Sections 64 (rape) and 68 (sexual intercourse by a person in authority).
• A local court on October 11 ordered five days of police custody; he remains admitted to Solan’s regional hospital after complaining of chest pain, with interrogation allowed in the presence of a medical officer.
• The 25-year-old complainant alleges she was sexually assaulted during an examination on October 7 at a facility near Solan’s old bus stand.
• SFSL Junga teams inspected the scene and collected samples, and police say technical findings together with the survivor’s sworn statement led to the arrest.
• The State Women’s Commission sought a report and women’s groups demanded protection for the survivor, while BJP leaders described the case as politically motivated.