Police registered a case against two men for allegedly pressuring a minor to make false rape claims against Congress MLA Bhushan Bara. The girl’s grandfather said the men abducted her and forced the statement. Bara denied the allegations, calling them false. Police said the matter is now under active investigation.

A day after a rape FIR was registered against Congress MLA Bhushan Bara, the girl's grandfather has alleged that two men pressured the minor to make false allegations against the legislator and filed a separate complaint with the police.

Hours after an FIR was registered against Congress MLA Bhushan Bara over the alleged rape of his 14-year-old tribal domestic help, police on Saturday registered a separate case against two men accused of abducting the girl and pressuring her to make a "false" rape allegation against the legislator.

Simdega SP Shrikant S Khotre said the girl's grandfather filed a complaint on Friday, saying that the two men had abducted the 15-year-old three days earlier and coerced her into making a false statement against the MLA, according to news agency PTI.

"We have booked both the accused under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the POCSO Act," Khotre told news agency PTI.

One of the accused is reportedly a content creator associated with a YouTube channel.

The SP said the matter was under investigation and further action would be taken based on the evidence gathered.

The girl had accused Bara of raping her at his residence on August 5, following which she became pregnant. She also claimed that a subsequent medical examination revealed she had suffered a miscarriage.

Speaking to reporters, the girl said the MLA's family had brought her to Ranchi in May on the promise of enrolling her in a school. However, she said that she was instead made to work as domestic help at his official residence.

Following her complaint, police registered an FIR against Bara under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and the Juvenile Justice Act at Dhurwa police station in Ranchi.

Bara, a two-time MLA, denied the allegations on Friday, describing them as "completely false and misleading". He claimed the case had been fabricated by people expelled from the Congress.

"Everything will be clear after investigation," he said, while questioning why the girl had not approached the police immediately after the incident.

Congress is a constituent of the ruling JMM-led coalition in Jharkhand.

Meanwhile, the opposition BJP demanded Bara's immediate arrest on Friday, alleging that women were unsafe under the JMM-led government in Jharkhand.