The case of Ruchika Girotra should also be re-opened to ensure severe-most punishment to the guilty apart from an open enquiry by a commission of enquiry to probe into allegations of undue favour for SPS Rathore.
IT IS a matter of satisfaction that Rajya Sabha members cutting across party-lines supported Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPM) leader Brinda Karat for her bold initiative to have a dig on leniency shown by the CBI court in Chandigarh when the former Haryana director general of police SPS Rathore was awarded just six-months imprisonment with petty fine of just rupees 1000 for molesting the 14-year old tennis-player. It was further teasing that shrewdly smiling Rathore after the verdict got an instant bail too.
Case reminds of infamous Jessica Lal murder case when the case was re-opened after severe criticism from media and civil society. It is something different that the criticised judge got an instant side-by-side promotion as a high court judge. Ruchika Girotra case should also be re-opened to ensure severe-most punishment to the guilty apart from an open enquiry by a commission of enquiry to probe into allegations of undue favour for SPS Rathore either during his professional career or during court-proceedings.