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Girija Vyas writes to Haryana government
Rathore’s case needs further probe: NCW
Chandigarh, Dec 23 DHNS:
Expressing deep anguish over the recent judgement giving a “light sentence” to former Haryana Director General of Police S P S Rathore for molesting a minor girl, the National Commission for Women (NCW) on Wednesday asked the Haryana government to reinvestigate the case.
“The NCW is anguished as efforts are alleged to have been made to hamper proper investigation at every stage in this particular case,” commission chairperson Girija Vyas said.
Rathore was on Monday given six months imprisonment by a special CBI court in Chandigarh in the August 1990 Ruchika Girhotra molestation case. He got bail the same day and didn’t have to go to the prison. Ruchika, a 14-year-old budding tennis player, committed suicide in December 1993, following her and her family’s continuous harassment allegedly at the behest of Rathore.
Vyas has written to the Haryana chief minister to identify the lacunae in investigation in the case and explore the possibility of filing an appeal against the judgement.“It is learnt that the charge of abetment to suicide was withdrawn by the police,” Vyas said. Though the cop had been held guilty, he was given just six months jail. The NCW had also set up a five-member committee comprising eminent legal luminaries to examine the sequence of events since the complaint was first made by the complainant and also to establish whether there was any attempt to scuttle or impede the investigation in an effort to hush up the matter.
The committee would submit a report to the NCW within two months. The top cop had reportedly misused his high office to hush up evidence and interfere with investigations. Even the FIR was lodged only after an intervention by the court. Vyas also mentioned that she had written to both the Law and Home Ministers to expedite the passage of the Bill on Sexual Assault, incorporating all forms of sexual assault on women.
“This is now pending with the Home Ministry. We have taken up the matter with the Home Minister so that it can be introduced in Parliament at the earliest, preferably in the Budget session,” she said.
Case ‘not over’, says accused Chandigarh,Agencies: Disgraced but defiant former Haryana director-general of police S P S Rathore on Wednesday said the Ruchika Girhotra molestation “case is still not over” and he would soon approach a higher court. “Right now, I do not want to comment on the court’s verdict or about this case as it is still not over. I will further move an appeal in a higher court very soon,” Rathore contended from his residence.
case is crystal clear then wy rathore is given only six month jail he shud be given atleast 10 yr jail...because of his harassment to the ruchika family she died...now he appellead in high court so 10 more yr..nd after then supreme court 10 more yr...so finally he will die...how to improve thr is no solution...it seems....does any body hv???????
Opression of Ruchikaâ family
It is indeed sad to note that it took 19 years to punish the guilty. The only sorrow is that it took the poor child life for no fault of her. Instead the cop was elevated to the senior most post. He should have been hanged for his act so that it could convey the message to the police department that senior officer can be punished also. Even in these modern age, mighty leave no chance to oppress the common man. Kudos, to Mr. Anand to have come forward to ensure that the guilty is punished.
Behind silence of Ruchika’s family, a tale of harassment
For the past 16 years, ever since teenaged Ruchika committed suicide, her father and brother have been silently tortured.
Harassed is too small a word to describe what the family went through these 19 years. Initially geared up to fight the case, the father and brother backed out, terrified with the chain of events that struck them one after the other.
Ruchika was suspended from the Haryana Lawn Tennis Association, headed by Rathore. In September 1990, her school expelled her without citing any reason. Her father sold their house at Panchkula and Ashu, who was also in his teens, had six cases of car theft slapped on him.
Her brother Ashu was arrested by the Crime Branch of Panchkula police in October 1993, allegedly at the behest of Rathore and tortured to force to withdraw the case.
On December 28, 1993, Ruchika consumed insecticide. She died the next day. She blamed herself for traumatising her family. The traumatised family left the state fearing more harassment. Ashu was acquitted by the court in all the cases later on.
