Panchkula: The father and brother of Ruchika Girhotra, who was molested by former Haryana director general of police SPS Rathore, on Tuesday demanded registration of fresh FIRs against the police officer and others in connection with the post mortem proceedings and booking of her brother in false cases.
Subash Chander Girhotra and Ashu, father and brother of Ruchika, submitted their complaints to Panchkula Superintendent of Police, Maneesh Chaudhary.
Their family lawyer Pankaj Bhardwaj accompanied Ruchika's classmate Aradhana's father Anand Parkash to the office of the SP in Panchkula.
Chaudhary said the police would have to take legal opinion as it is a 16-17 year old matter. "Only after getting the legal opinion on the two complaints we would be in a position to detail the future course of action," he said.
"There is a clause in the CrPC regarding limitation (on entertaining complaints after some period) wherein complaints can not be taken up after some time," he said, adding that the limitation clause in the CrPC also has to be considered.
Rathore a 1995 batch IPS officer of Haryana, who retired in 2002, was awarded a six months jail term by a CBI court in Panchkula last week for molesting Ruchika, a budding tennis player in 1990 when he was an inspector general of police.
Ruchika consumed poison three years later on December 28, 1993, and died the following day.
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