Hemant Katare

• Satyadev Katare (father)

Hemant Katare
Deputy Leader of Opposition
Incumbent
Assumed office 16 December 2023
Residence(s)	Ater Road, Bhind
Occupation	politician
As of 23 July, 2018 Source: [ "Biography" (PDF). Vidhan Sabha, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly.]

Hemant Katare is a politician from Madhya Pradesh, India. He is a MLA from Ater (Vidhan Sabha constituency). He is a son of former Home Minister and Leader of opposition of M.P. Late shri Satyadev Katare. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]} He is now the deputy leader of opposition in Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly.

Personal life

He is the son of former Madhya Pradesh leader of opposition Satyadev Katare.

Legal affairs

Bhopal police booked the former Congress MLA for allegedly abducting, raping a journalism student. After a series of rape allegations against him, the MLA claimed that the complainant was blackmailing him. ^{[7] [8]} Later same woman confessed that BJP leader made her file a false rape case against him. ^[9] Katare who stands accused of targeting and assaulting a Dalit was absconding for a while. He surrendered before the court in April and was granted bail on furnishing a personal bond of Rs. 100,000. ^[10]

References

1. "Hemant Katare(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- ATER : BYE- ELECTION ON 09-04-2017(BHIND) – Affidavit Information of Candidate:". Myneta.info. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
2. "hemant katare arrived maa peetambra temple for worship". Patrika.com. 2 April 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
3. "Ater Election Results 2017, Ater by Election 2017 Date, Candidate and MLAs List". Elections.in. 1 April 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
4. "attair bypoll counting on in tight security". Bhaskar.com. Retrieved 6 May 2017.^{[ dead link ]}
5. "Suresh Pachouri gets emotional over new MLA Hemant Katare's speech". News.raftaar.in. 1 April 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
6. "Ater assembly by-election: Statement of Jyotiraditya Scindia". Bhaskar.com. 2 April 2017. Archived from the original on 20 April 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
7. "Hemant Katare slapped with abduction, rape case; Congress MLA claims complainant blackmailing him". Firstpost. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
8. Scroll Staff. "Madhya Pradesh: Bhopal Police book Congress MLA for allegedly abducting, raping journalism student". Scroll.in. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
9. "Madhya Pradesh: Woman claims BJP leader made her file a false rape case against Congress MLA". scroll.in. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
10. "Ex-MLA gets bail".