Ruchika case: CBI to appeal against Rathore's sentence

The CBI has been asked to appeal against the sentence of former Haryana DGP SPS Rathore in the Ruchika Girhotra molestation case, a TV channel reported quoting sources from the government.

The CBI has been asked to appeal against the sentence of former Haryana DGP SPS Rathore in the Ruchika Girhotra molestation case, a TV channel reported quoting sources from the government.

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The report said the CBI may push for maximum punishmnet against Rathore.

The Haryana High Court has sentenced Rathore - accused of molesting and allegedly abetted Ruchika's suicide - to six months in jail and imposed a fine of Rs 1,000 on him.

Fourteen-year-old Ruchika, a budding tennis player, was molested in 1990 by Rathore, the then inspector general of police. She committed suicide three years later by consuming poison.