Probe begins into Jenny’s allegations against former minister Harak Singh Rawat
PIONEER EDGE NEWS SERVICE / Dehradun
The investigation into allegations of sexual assault made by Indrani Deori alias Jenny against former cabinet minister and senior Congress leader Harak Singh Rawat began on Monday. The circle officer (Doiwala) Vandana Verma, who is leading the investigation team, said that the complaint submitted by Jenny to the director general of police Deepam Seth had been received and the investigation had started.
She said that the team would examine the allegations and other details related to the case. Jenny has demanded the registration of an FIR and a Central Bureau of Investigation investigation into the matter.
On Saturday, Jenny met the DGP and submitted a written complaint. She alleged that Rawat sexually assaulted her when she was a minor in 2003. She claimed that she later gave birth to his child, who is now 23 years old. She has also demanded a DNA test of her son to establish his identity and secure his legal rights. In her complaint, Jenny alleged that she could not get justice at the time because Rawat was politically influential. She also claimed that the lawyer representing her in the case had been hired by the former minister, which affected her fight for justice.
This is the third time Jenny has raised these allegations against Rawat. She had made similar allegations in 2002-03. A CBI investigation and DNA test in 2004 had reportedly cleared Rawat of the allegations. Rawat has rejected the renewed allegations and accused the BJP of orchestrating the controversy ahead of the assembly elections.
Jenny has also demanded a CBI inquiry on the lines of the Ankita Bhandari case. Referring to the life sentences awarded to the convicts in that case, she questioned when the accused in her case would be punished.
