Rakesh Rathore, Congress MP from Uttar Pradesh's Sitapur, arrested in rape case (WATCH)

Congress MP from Sitapur parliamentary constituency Rakesh Rathore has been arrested in connection with a rape case on Thursday.

Congress MP Rakesh Rathore was arrested on Thursday in a rape case filed against him. Rathore, the Lok Sabha MP from Uttar Pradesh's Sitapur, was arrested after he surrendered and was taken to court under heavy police security. His arrest comes a day after his petition for anticipatory bail was rejected by the Lucknow bench of Allahabad high court.

The bench had, however, granted him liberty of two weeks to surrender before the trial court in order to avail regular bail.

A case was filed against Rathore in Sitapur based on the complaint of a woman who had accused him of rape on January 15.

The woman in her complaint alleged that Rathore raped her several times over the last four years, promising to marry her and make her political career. The woman has also provided call details and call recordings to the police.

On January 22, the survivor's husband lodged a separate complaint against five individuals, alleging Rathore and his son were pressuring the family to settle the case.

He claimed the MP's associates made objectionable comments about his wife on social media. Sitapur Police registered a case against five individuals under relevant sections of BNS Act, Section 67 of the IT Act for revealing her identity on social media platforms.