After the leak, he explained that he had tried to raise various issues with the government, giving the example of a trauma center in his city Sitapur that was built only on paper but that they don't really listen to ordinary MLAs.
According to him, all of BJP's policies were against the common man, that he had once been raising his voice inside the party for the people's issues but to no avail.
[6] On 25 January 2024, Rathore was arrested in connection with a First Information Report (FIR) filed by a 35-year-old woman accusing him of sexual exploitation.
[7] The FIR, filed by the woman, alleged that Rathore had sexually assaulted her, promising to marry and advance her political career to ensure her silence.
The case was registered under Sections 64 (rape), 351(3) (criminal intimidation), and 127(2) (wrongful confinement) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.