Raj Kishore Kesri (died 2011) was an Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party in Bihar. He was accused of rape and sexual exploitation by school principal Rupam Pathak, who stabbed him to death in January 2011.[1] He represented the Purnia in the state legislature.

The initial police investigation, carried out by the state was widely accused of being politically motivated, especially when the news editor who had first published the rape news was arrested.[2] Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has asked for a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation which is taking up the investigation.[3]

Rupam Pathak has been awarded life imprisonment for the murder.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "'Backstabbed' at home - Woman kills Purnea MLA in public". The Telegraph. 5 January 2011. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
  2. ↑ "Purnia MLA murder: Journalists demand release of arrested editor". NDTV. Indo-Asian News Service. 10 January 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
  3. ↑ "CBI to probe murder of rape accused Bihar MLA". Jagran Post. 12 January 2011.
  4. ↑ "School teacher Rupam Pathak gets life imprisonment for killing Bihar MLA". Times of India. 10 April 2012.


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