Twenty years after budding tennis player Ruchika Girhotra, 14, was molested by former Haryana DGP SPS Rathore, a sessions court today enhanced his sentence from six months to one-and-a-half years prison term.
Twenty years after 14-year-old budding tennis player Ruchika Girhotra was molested by former Haryana DGP SPS Rathore, a sessions court today enhanced his sentence from six months to one-and-a-half years prison term.
Following is the chronology of events leading to the verdict today.
Aug 12, 1990 : Haryana Inspector General of Police (IGP) SPS Rathore, also the Haryana Lawn Tennis Association president, molests 14-year-old budding tennis player Ruchika Girhotra in his office room at Panchkula.
Aug 16, 1990 : Complaint made to chief minister Hukam Singh and home secretary.
Aug 17, 1990 : Hukam Singh asks director general of police (DGP) RR Singh to investigate the matter.
Aug 18, 1990 : Police registers Daily Development Report (DDR) against Rathore.
Sept 3, 1990 : RR Singh finds Rathore prima facie guilty, submits report. Recommends FIR in the matter. The DGP and home secretary JK Duggal recommend departmental action and charge sheet against Rathore.
March 12, 1991 : Home minister Sampat Singh gives consent to departmental action. Forwards it to Hukam Singh.
March 13, 1991 : Hukam Singh gives his consent to the proposal.
April 6, 1991 : President's Rule is imposed in the state. Governor Dhanik Lal Mandal takes over.
May 28, 1991 : Charge sheet approved against Rathore during governor's rule.
July 23, 1991 : Bhajan Lal-led Congress government takes over. Remains chief minister till May 9, 1996, during which most of the alleged atrocities on Ruchika's family takes place.
April 6, 1992 : FIR against Ashu, Ruchika's brother, for car theft registered.
June 30, 1992 : Matter for registering FIR against Rathore taken up and Haryana LR RK Nehru recommends immediate registration of FIR against Rathore.
March 30,1993 : Second FIR is registered against Ashu for car theft.
May 10, 1993 : Third FIR is registered against Ashu for car theft.
June 12, 1993 : Fourth FIR is registered against Ashu for car theft.
July 30, 1993 : Fifth FIR is registered against Ashu for car theft.
Sept 4, 1993 : Sixth FIR is registered against Ashu for car theft. All cases were registered under section 379 of the IPC.
Oct 23, 1993 : Ashu is illegally picked by the Haryana police and kept in illegal detention for almost two months. 11 car theft cases were registered against him.
Dec 28, 1993 : Unable to cope with harassment inflicted on her and her family, Ruchika commits suicide by consuming poison.
Dec 29, 1993 : Ashu is released following Ruchika's suicide.
April 1994 : The charges framed against Rathore dropped during Bhajan Lal's tenure, months after Ruchika died.
Nov 4, 1994 : Rathore promoted as Additional DGP by Bhajan Lal-led Congress government.
May 11, 1996 : Bansi Lal becomes Haryana chief minister, remains on the post till 23 July, 1999, during which Rathore is promoted as DGP.
June 5, 1998 : Rathore suspended by Bansi Lal government in connection with a parole case regarding a detainee.
Aug 21, 1998 : CBI probe is ordered in Ruchika molestation case by the Punjab and Haryana high court.
March 3, 1999 : Rathore is reinstated as additional DGP by Bansi Lal government.
July 23, 1999 : Om Parkash Chautala becomes chief minister.
Sept 30, 1999 : Departmental inquiry exonerates Rathore in molestation case; he is promoted as DGP with retrospective effect from May 20, 1999.
Oct 10, 1999 : Rathore made Haryana's DGP by the Chautala government.
Nov 16, 2000 : CBI files chargesheet against Rathore in Ruchika molestation case.
Dec 5, 2000 : Rathore removed as Haryana DGP and sent on leave.
March, 2002 : Rathore retires from service.
Dec 21, 2009 : CBI special court convicts Rathore in the Ruchika molestation case. Sentenced him to six months imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs1, 000.
Feb 8, 2010 : Rathore attacked with a knife by a student of NIFD from Ahmedabad.
May 3, 2010 : Day-to-day hearing on three appeals, one of Rathore challenging his conviction and two of CBI and Ruchika's family seeking enhancement of the sentence - in the Ruchika molestation case commence.
May 11, 2010 : Day-to-day hearing on the three appeals in Ruchika molestation case ends. Verdict on May 20.
May 20, 2010 : Additional district & sessions judge Gurbir Singh defers till May 25 pronouncement of the order.
May 25, 2010 : Sessions court enhances Rathore's sentence from six months to one-and-a-half years. Rathore is arrested
by CBI.
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