In connection with alleged rape by suspended additional secretary JP Joshi, the court has fixed Tuesday as the date for next hearing on bail plea of suspended joint secretary SS Waldia who had allegedly given idea of making CD of alleged rape to the victim with an intent to supersede Joshi.
The court has also fixed Tuesday as the date for next hearing on bail application of another accused and expelled Congress member Ritu Kandiyal. The district session court will hear bail application of Joshi on Tuesday.
Uttarakhand Director General of Police BS Sidhu said that investigations are going on in right direction.
Apart from arrest of woman complainant, six other accused including JP Joshi, Neeraj Chauhan, SS Waldia, Ritu Kandiyal, Amit Garg and Shiney Mac were arrested by the police on the basis of FIRs lodged by Joshi and woman complainant.
In the investigations, police got some names and after completion of thorough investigation in this case, few more persons are expected to be arrested soon.
Investigation has revealed that a gang was involved in making CD of sexual exploitation and demanding extortion amounting to Rs3 crore
from the suspended additional secretary Joshi,
he added.
It should be mentioned here that Joshi was sent for 14 days judicial custody after his arrest under Section 376-C of IPC by police in connection with rape case registered by a woman in Pandav Nagar, East Delhi.
later this case was transferred to Kotwali police station. Joshi is accused of sexually exploiting the woman complaint for two years on the pretext of giving her a job.
Joshi had also lodged a named counter FIR against the woman and two other persons at the Vasant Vihar police station in Dehradun under Sections 355/304 of IPC alleging that she and two other persons called him through three mobile phone numbers and demanded extortion of Rs3 crore from him.