RUCHIKA 2LST

Abha argued in the court that Girhotra, his son Ashu
and the family of Madhu Parkash, complainant in the case,
wanted to become "heroes and heroines in the eyes of the
public. Madhu Parkash has fabricated and interpolated facts".
The charge under 306 Indian Police Service (abetment
to suicide) being levelled now by Ruchika's brother has been
settled at the level of the Supreme Court of India, she said
and submitted a copy of the apex court judgement.
"After 16/17 years the Girhotra and Parkash families
are raising this issue," she said, adding that the two fresh
FIRs lodged this week against Rathore mostly had bailable
offences, barring a few which are nor bailable.
Countering Abha Rathore's arguments, Girhotra family
lawyer Pankaj Bhardwaj alleged outside the court, "To drive a
girl to commit suicide after such an incident ... and after 9
years the FIR sees the light of the day, what kind of justice
or system are you talking about?"
He told reporters that Rathore had allegedly "managed
everything" with the help of the bureaucracy or the political
set up. PTI