Chandigarh, December 24: Father of Ruchika Girihotra, who was molested by former Haryana DGP S P S Rathore in 1990 and later committed suicide, today accused former chief minister Om Prakash Chautala of providing wholehearted support to the convict during his tenure.
“We have been moving here and there for the last 19 years. He (Rathore) has been following us and harassing us. He was the DGP. Whom to complain? The chief minister was backing him wholeheartedly. (Om Prakash) Chautala was the chief minister,” S C Girihotra told reporters.
He also accused former chief minister Bhajan Lal of not doing much in the case to bring the perpetrator to book.
“When Bhajan Lal was the chief minister, he did not do much,” he claimed.
Rathore, who molested 14-year-old budding tennis player Ruchika in 1990, was sentenced to six-month imprisonment, 19 years after the incident.
—Agencies