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Ruchika molestation case: 'I don't know why I am being blamed', says Chautala | Former Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chuatala on Friday defended himself in the Ruchika Girhotra molestation case, putting the blame on former Haryana Chief Minister Bansi Lal. He said the benefits given to the accused--
former Haryana Director General of Police (DGP) SPS Rathore--took place under
the Bansi Lal regime. Chautala said Rathore was promoted as DGP of the state in
1999 during Bansi Lal's government on the recommendation of bureaucrats. "We
removed
Rathore from the post in 2000, and my government charge sheeted him," claimed
Chautala. Chautala said the departmental inquiry started after the then DGP RR
Singh submitted his report, and it was he, who recommended a departmental probe
into the matter. Rathore was charged with allegedly molesting teenager Ruchika
Girhotra, a promising young tennis star in 1990. He was then an Inspector General
of Police and the head of the Haryana Lawn Tennis Federation. Teenager Ruchika
killed herself three years after the incident by drinking poison. CBI's Special
Magistrate J S Sidhu sentenced 67-year-old Rathore to six months rigorous
imprisonment
(RI) during an in-camera proceeding and imposed a fine of Rs 1,000, but Rathore
got bail immediately. |
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