Haryana MLA Gopal Kanda acquitted in Geetika Sharma suicide case

Geetika Sharma, 23, died by suicide in Aug, 2012

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Haryana MLA Gopal Kanda acquitted in Geetika Sharma suicide case

Chandigarh: Delhi court acquits former Haryana minister Gopal Goyal Kanda in case of abetment of suicide of former air hostess Geetika Sharma. Special Judge Vikas Dhull also acquitted co-accused Aruna Chadha in the case, saying the prosecution failed to prove the charges beyond all reasonable doubts.

The accused were facing charges under various sections, including 306 (abetment of suicide), 506 (criminal intimidation), 201 (destruction of evidence), 120B (criminal conspiracy) and 466 (forgery).

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The trial court had also framed charges of rape (376) and 377 (unnatural sex) against Kanda. The Delhi High Court, however, later quashed the charges under 376 and 377 of the IPC. Sharma, who was earlier employed with Kanda’s MLDR airlines, was found dead on August 5, 2012 at her Ashok Vihar residence in North West Delhi.

In her August 4 suicide note, Sharma had said she was ending her life due to “harassment” by Kanda and Chadha. Kanda was forced to resign from his post of minister of state for home following the registration of the case. August 4/5, 2012- Geetika Sharma committed suicide blaming Kanda and Aruna Chadha for extreme step

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