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Ruchika Molestation Case
Rathore arrested, sent to jail
Sentence enhanced to 18 months
Chandigarh, May 25
Former Haryana Director General of Police, S.P.S. Rathore(68), was today arrested and sent to Jail after the Additional District and Sessions Judge Gurbir Singh, dismissed his appeal against conviction for molesting a teenaged girl, Ruchika Girhotra, in 1990.
Haryana ex-DGP SPS Rathore being taken into custody by CBI officials at a Chandigarh court on Tuesday. Denied permission
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Editorial: Rathore in jail, at last!

Haryana ex-DGP SPS Rathore being taken into custody by CBI officials at a Chandigarh court on Tuesday. Tribune photo: S Chandan
Justice has been done. He was perspiring today. But the battle will continue until he is convicted under Section 306 (abetment to suicide).
— Ruchika’s father
Rathore thought the case would be a closed chapter with Ruchika’s death. Little did he realise that he would have to pay for his sins. 
— Aradhana, Ruchika’s friend from Australia on phone
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Ex-DGP tries to delay the inevitable
Chandigarh, May 25
The smile, the sulk and finally the tantrum. That is how the former Haryana police chief SPS Rathore’s mood swung for over an hour - from the time he left his home to minutes after the verdict was pronounced in a court bursting at the seams.

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It was battle of unequals: Court
Chandigarh, May 25
In what could be termed as a historic judgment, the court has today in its 103-page order in Ruchika Girhotra case, put on record that the legal battle was between two unequals.

Pak SC quashes appeals against Saeed’s release
A file photo of Hafiz SaeedThe Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed appeals by the government against JuD chief Hafiz Saeed’s release from house arrest for want of evidence, in a setback to India’s efforts to nail him for his involvement in Mumbai attacks.
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The saga of never-ending woes of national carrier Air India continued as protesting against delay in the payment of salaries and a gag order, around 12,000 employees, including engineers, went on a nationwide flash strike today, hitting the beleaguered carrier’s operations across the country.

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