Shimla, Jan. 8 -- A local court in Kasauli on Thursday accepted the closure report filed by Kasauli Police in an alleged gangrape case against Haryana BJP chief Mohan Lal Badoli (61) and singer Jai Bhagwan, popularly known as Rocky Mittal, effectively giving them a clean chit.

The case was registered on the complaint of a 28-year-old woman, who had alleged that she was gangraped by the two accused at a hotel in Kasauli, Solan district, in July 2023.

However, the FIR was lodged at Kasauli police station on December 13, 2024, nearly 17 months after the alleged incident.

According to police, the woman failed to appear before the court during the proceedings. The court accepted the cancellation report after police stated that no evidence c...