Submitted by Desh on Sun, 03/07/2010 - 21:41
She was a gifted 14-year-old tennis player who idolized Steffi Graf and hoped to turn pro. He was a senior police official and president of the state lawn tennis club. He lured her to his office with a promise of special coaching that could make her tennis dreams come true, then groped her.
This encounter set in motion a saga that has taken almost 20 years to unfold. The family of the girl, Ruchika Girotra, threatened to press charges. Shambhu Pratap Singh Rathore, a senior officer in the Haryana State Police, then waged a campaign of harassment and intimidation against Ruchika so severe that she eventually committed suicide. Her brother, Ashu, was falsely accused of stealing cars, and said he had been beaten and tortured in custody.
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3 March 2009
8 weeks 3 days
The comment below is funny! Just wonder who this anonymous is.
Garrimaa is originally from Delhi and is doing research in US. Writing is her passion and hobby.
Blame it on the ISI.
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