Women’s panel for slapping serious charges against Rathore
December 29th, 2009 - 7:01 pm ICT by IANSNew Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) National Commission for Women (NCW) chairperson Girija Vyas Tuesday appealed to the central and Haryana governments to slap serious charges against former Haryana police chief S.P.S. Rathore, convicted in the Ruchika Girhotra molestation case.
“We have asked the union home ministry and the Haryana government to slap serious charges - abetment to suicide, attempt to murder, conspiracy and destroying evidence - against Rathore,” Vyas told reporters here.
The home ministry Saturday slapped show cause notices on Rathore.
Rathore was sentenced by a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court Dec 21 to six months in jail for molesting teenager Ruchika 19 years ago on Aug 12, 1990. A fine of Rs.1,000 was also imposed on Rathore, who, however, was immediately granted bail by the court.
Ruchika, a 14-year-old budding tennis player, had committed suicide in December 1993, three years after the incident, following alleged harassment of her and her family at Rathore’s behest.
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