28-Mar-2024  Srinagar booked.net

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Police Reach Rahul’s House, Question His Kashmiri Women Being Raped Statement

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New Delhi: Several top officials of the Delhi Police reached Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s residence in New Delhi to question him regarding his comments on the sexual harassment of women in Kashmir.

The police want to know the details of the women who have faced sexual harassment to file legal complaints, Delhi Police said.  

Special CP (Law and Order), Sagarpreet Hooda along with DCP Pranav Tayal were seen outside Gandhi’s residence after he failed to respond to the notice.

“We’ve come here to talk to him. Rahul Gandhi stated in Srinagar (January 30) that during Bharat Jodo Yatra (Unite India March) he met several women who told Gandhi that they had been raped…We’re trying to get details from him so that justice can be given to victims,” said SP Hooda.

The Congress leader had been served notice about the statement on March 16 but he did not respond to it.

When the march of Bharat Jodo Yatra ended in Kashmir's capital, Srinagar, Rahul claimed that several women approached him to speak about the issue of sexual harassment in Kashmir valley.

(Agencies)