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Harak Singh’s ‘rape’ victim says made allegation at behest of CM’s staff
The woman who had filed a rape complaint against Uttarakhand BJP leader Harak Singh last week backtracked on Wednesday and claimed she made allegations as told by Uttarakhand chief minister Harish Rawat’s staff.
The woman who had filed a rape complaint against Uttarakhand BJP leader Harak Singh last week backtracked on Wednesday and claimed she made allegations as told by Uttarakhand chief minister Harish Rawat’s staff.
A regional TV channel aired the woman’s interview where she claimed that she gave a statement in front of the magistrate that she had made false allegations and Harak Singh is a “good human being”.
The same women had filed a criminal case against Rawat in 2003 during ND Tiwari’s regime, alleging that he fathered her child. However, as the controversy erupted, a DNA test of the child and Rawat was conducted but the result was negative.
“I wanted to reopen the (2003 case) therefore I reached out to CM Harish Rawat’s office on landline phone. One person identified as Rawat assured that they will reopen the case, but I will have to level rape allegations against Harak Singh and I agreed,” she was quoted as saying.
Earlier on Wednesday, she recorded her statement in the Saket court, where she confessed that she was “lying”. She also claimed she faced a “life threat”.
The chief minister, on his part, refuted allegations but the BJP demanded his resignation.
