Former CBI joint director, RM Singh who was in-charge of the probe, claimed that he had recommended molestation charges, the charge of abetment of suicide, forging of document in his report.
Former DGP of Haryana SPS Rathore, convicted for molesting 14-year old Ruchika Girhotra, managed to get the charge of abetment of suicide dropped from the chargesheet besides making attempts to bribe officers handling the probe, a former CBI officer has alleged.
Former CBI joint director RM Singh who was the in-charge of the probe, today claimed he had recommended molestation charges, the charge of abetment of suicide, forging of document in his report and alleged the officer did make attempts to bribe him to influence his recommendations.
"What had happened later, I don't know because the file had gone to higher officers and Mr Rathore came to know about my recommendations," he said. Explaining the possible reasons for the dilution of the case, he said final decision rests on the Director who acts after seeking legal advice on any case.
"May be the legal officers have not recommended the charge. I think there were elements to help him also -- to see that the charge is not included," he said. "He (Rathore) even stated that he was going to bribe me also and offered all help when I was constructing my house," the former officer alleged.
Singh claimed that he had brought all these developments to the notice of his seniors and alleged that although Rathore tried his best to influence the probe, he was not successful initially.
Singh said, "No, he tried to influence but as far as I know he could not. He was not successful but the final recommendations I believe, he was surely successful in influencing the outcome of the case.
"The former CBI officer alleged that because Rathore could not do anything, he probably met higher officers accusing him of demanding a bribe. He probably met the directors and made allegations against me that I wanted to take money from him for helping him. I did not deal with the file later on after my recommendation," he said.
The former CBI officer said he came to know that charge of abetment of suicide was dropped from the chargesheet. Singh claimed Rathore was following the movement of files right from investigation officers to higher authorities.
"When the file reached me, he started coming to my office. Everyday he used to come. He started sort of influencing me to get a favourable report and sometimes he used to come to my chamber, my office even before I reached office. He used to call me up on phone many times at my residence also," he claimed.
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