After Nainital High Court rejected anticipatory bail plea of Congress leader Ritu Kandiyal on Thursday, Uttarakhand DGP BS Sidhu said that police will soon issue non-bailable warrant against Congress leader Ritu Kandiyal if she fails to come before the police in connection with case of her alleged involvement in demand of extortion from the additional secretary JP Joshi for the settlement of rape case.
She should come before the police and reveal the real story. During interrogation of another accused Neeraj Chauhan, who has been in police remand for two days and based on other evidences, it has revealed that Kandiyal was involved in demand of extortion amounting Rs 3 crore from Joshi. Police are collecting evidences against Kandiyal. When Kandiyal was in abroad, she had assured her cooperation to the police but after her arrival in India, she has been absconding from the police, DGP added.
DGP Sidhu further said that during investigations of FIRs lodged by the additional secretary Joshi and woman complainant, it has revealed that Kandiyal had organised a meeting of woman with Joshi and Joint Secretary SS Waldiya. It should be mentioned here that woman complainant had alleged that Kandiyal had demanded Rs three crore from Additional Secretary JP Joshi for the settlement of rape case.
Sidhu further said that another allegedly accused Amit Garg had also told the police for his cooperation in this case. As per his assurances, Garg was suppose to visit Dehradun on Thursday and cooperate with police but he has surfaced so far. If Garg does not appear on Friday then step will be taken for his arrest, DGP added.