In connection with alleged rape by suspended additional secretary JP Joshi, the special police team arrested three persons including expelled Congress leader Ritu Kandiyal on Saturday. The three were sent to jail on Sunday.
The special police team head, additional SP Mamta Vohra said that Ritu Kandiyal, Shiney Mac and Amit Garg were arrested on Saturday were produced in the court from where they were sent to 14 days judicial custody on Sunday. Uttarakhand Director General of Police (DGP) BS Sidhu said, “The three accused who were arrested on Saturday were interrogated properly by the police and as of now, we do not need police remand of SS Waldia (suspended joint secretary arrested earlier), Kandiyal, Mac and Garg. In the investigations, the name of some persons has come out and police are working on this.”
After Waldia was sent to 14 days judicial remand on Friday, the State Government suspended him on Saturday from the post of joint secretary. Waldia and suspended additional secretary JP Joshi were kept in two different barracks in the Suddhowala Jail. Meanwhile, in the investigations, Kandiyal said that she had conveyed the message of the woman complainant to suspended additional secretary Joshi by demanding extortion of Rs three crore from him.
Moreover, Garg admitted that he had gone to Nainital along with Neeraj Chaudhary to help the woman in filming the alleged rape. It should be mentioned here that the suspended additional secretary was sent to 14 days judicial custody after his arrest under section 376-C of IPC by the special police team in connection with rape case registered by a woman. Joshi is accused of sexually exploiting the woman complainant for two years on the pretext of giving her a job.