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Air hostess suicide case: Delhi court acquits Haryana MLA Gopal Kanda

  •   Tue, Jul 25 2023 12:11:41 PM

New Delhi, Jul 25 (IANS): A Delhi court on Tuesday acquitted Sirsa MLA and Haryana Lokhit Party leader Gopal Kanda in the abetment of suicide case of air hostess Geetika Sharma, who was found dead on August 5, 2012, at her Delhi residence. 

Special judge Vikas Dhull of Rouse Avenue Court after having adjourned the passing of order on July 20, acquitted Kanda in the case.

The court also acquitted Aruna Chadha, a senior manager in his MDLR company.

Sharma, who worked as an air hostess in Kanda's MLDR airlines, was found dead a day after writing a suicide note. In her August 4, 2012 suicide note, she had said she was ending her life due to the alleged harassment she was facing by Kanda and the other person.

During Sharma's stint with the airlines, she was promoted as a director of one of Kanda's companies in three years of her joining as a trainee. After the registration of the case, Kanda was asked to resign as minister.

Against Kanda, amid other charges under the Indian Penal Code, the trial court had also framed charges of Section 376 (rape) and 377 (unnatural sex) only for these to be quashed by the Delhi High Court later.

Kanda is facing charges under Sections 306 (abetment of suicide), 506 (criminal intimidation), 201 (distruction of evidence), 120B (criminal conspiracy) and 466 (forgery).

He had started MDLR Airlines from Gurugram in 2008, however, after being trapped in the controversies, the airlines ceased operations in 2009.

 

 
  

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  • Alan, Mangalore/U.S.A

    Tue, Jul 25 2023

    Modi talks about investigating in a girl child abroad. Here this fellow Kanda will be garlanded and welcomed into his party

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  • Roshan, Mangaluru

    Tue, Jul 25 2023

    Rape and killing become new normal. What is happening is in opposition ruled states, largely guys who are caught are usually associated with fanatic religious organization and caught immediately. In BJP ruled state, FIR itself is not happening as govt wants to keep the numbers low and second, evenif FIRs are lodged under social media pressure or so, it is the victim, who will have to go through horrowing process, which largely means no justice. In the midest of all it is women who suffers the most. What is the biggest irony is there are ladies, in influential positions, who ignore these horrific crimes for some petty political gains. Those tears of helpless victims, will one day be answered, for sure.

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