New Delhi:
The Home Minister has reportedly asked Ruchika Girhotra's father, Subhash, to meet him in Delhi regarding Ruchika's case.
When she was 14, Ruchika was molested by senior police officer SPS Rathore in Haryana. That was in 1990. Ruchika filed a complaint immediately against Rathore. A police inquiry found him guilty, but no action was taken against him. For the next three years, Rathore punished Ruchika by harassing her family. Her brother was framed for theft and put in jail in 1993. Unable to cope with the pressure, Ruchika killed herself a few months later.
Earlier this month, Rathore was sentenced to six months in prison for molesting Ruchika. National outrage followed, with expert and public opinion demanding that he face more serious charges and harsher punishment.
On Tuesday, the Law Minister told NDTV that he is examining whether Rathore can be charged with abetment of suicide of a minor. If he is indeed charged with that, Rathore could face the death sentence.
When she was 14, Ruchika was molested by senior police officer SPS Rathore in Haryana. That was in 1990. Ruchika filed a complaint immediately against Rathore. A police inquiry found him guilty, but no action was taken against him. For the next three years, Rathore punished Ruchika by harassing her family. Her brother was framed for theft and put in jail in 1993. Unable to cope with the pressure, Ruchika killed herself a few months later.
Earlier this month, Rathore was sentenced to six months in prison for molesting Ruchika. National outrage followed, with expert and public opinion demanding that he face more serious charges and harsher punishment.
On Tuesday, the Law Minister told NDTV that he is examining whether Rathore can be charged with abetment of suicide of a minor. If he is indeed charged with that, Rathore could face the death sentence.
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