Sps Rathore

Former Haryana police chief SPS Rathore, held guilty of molesting teenager Ruchika Girhotra who committed suicide in 1993, will not have to go back to jail, the Supreme Court said today.

A special court in Panchkula on Wednesday dismissed pleas challenging CBI closure reports in two cases linked to Ruchika Malhotra molestation against disgraced former Haryana top cop SPS Rathore but allowed the petitioner to move the lower court.

A special CBI court in Chandigarh has today directed the lower court to hear afresh an earlier appeal filed by family friend Anand Prakash in the Ruchika Girhotra case.

The family of Ruchika Girhotra has moved a special CBI court today challenging the closure reports filed by the investigating agency. The report had given clean chit to accused SPS Rathore, Haryana's former Director General of Police, in cases related to tampering of Ruchika's post-mortem reports and torturing her brother, Ashu Girhotra in police ...

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has restored the pension of former Haryana DGP SPS Rathore, the man convicted for molesting Ruchika Girhotra. The court, however said this restoration would be be provisional and subject to the outcome of the appeal filed by Mr Rathore against his conviction in the Supreme Court.

Ruchika Girhotra's family has reportedly withdrawn charges against former Deputy General of Police (DGP) of Haryana SPS Rathore. They have told the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) that they have no objection to closing of the case. The CBI had filed a closure report in the case around 20 months back.

As if the reputation of their city having the highest density of motor vehicles in India was not enough, Chandigarh residents have developed a fondness for splurging lakhs on VIP car registration numbers too. With one car owner spending Rs.10 lakh in May 2010 on the number plate of his Toyota Fortuner SUV (priced at Rs.20 lakhs), the numbers game i...

Former Deputy General of Police (DGP) of Haryana, SPS Rathore, who was found guilty of molesting teenager Ruchika Girhotra in 1990, is back in the limelight; this time for his lavish lifestyle. Mr Rathore now owns new Mercedes with number plate 0001.

In a development that has evoked shock and anger, the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) has restored the pension of former Director General of Police (DGP) of Haryana, SPS Rathore, who was convicted last year for molesting teenager Ruchika Girhotra in 1990.

Utsav Sharma, the young man who attacked Rajesh Talwar at a Ghaziabad court with a butcher's knife, is a resident of Navada Lanka in Varansi. On Tuesday, Sharma attacked Talwar as he came out of the court and was moving towards a photocopying shop in the court premises. In the midst of the commotion, the youth was apprehended by a bystander and t...

A candle light march was held on Wednesday evening at Panchkula near Chandigarh to mark the 17th death anniversary of Ruchika Girhotra, who committed suicide three years after her molestation by former Haryana DGP SPS Rathore. Her family had vowing to continue its fight for justice.Among those who participated in the march included friends of Ruchi...

Has the CBI neglected basic facts in closing the case against SPS Rathore, the former Haryana top cop, accused in the molestation and suicide of the teenager Ruchika Girhotra? Despite the CBI's assertion that the Ruchika's brother Ashu's case was closed for want of what it calls credible evidence, a key eyewitness Vijay Dheer, says he deposed befor...

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Wednesday sought details from the Haryana government on how disgraced former top police official SPS Rathore was promoted to the rank of DGP despite a complaint of molestation was pending against him.The direction came while hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by a local advocate seeking a fresh cas...

SPS Rathore walked out of a prison neat Chandigarh with a smile on his face - provoking comparisons to December, when he smiled as he left a court after being convicted for molesting a 14-year-old named Ruchika Girhotra.Rathore was accompanied by his wife, Abha, who is a lawyer and defended him in court. He  was granted bail by the Supreme Cou...

Former Haryana DGP SPS Rathore, serving sentence for molesting a teenager, is finally free. Hours after his release order was signed, he walked out of Burail Jail on Friday evening.The Supreme Court had, on Thursday, granted him bail. The court has, however, asked Rathore not to leave the country.The court ordered the release of Rathore observing h...

Former Haryana police chief SPS Rathore, held guilty of molesting teenager Ruchika Girhotra who committed suicide in 1993, will not have to go back to jail, the Supreme Court said today.

A special court in Panchkula on Wednesday dismissed pleas challenging CBI closure reports in two cases linked to Ruchika Malhotra molestation against disgraced former Haryana top cop SPS Rathore but allowed the petitioner to move the lower court.

A special CBI court in Chandigarh has today directed the lower court to hear afresh an earlier appeal filed by family friend Anand Prakash in the Ruchika Girhotra case.

The family of Ruchika Girhotra has moved a special CBI court today challenging the closure reports filed by the investigating agency. The report had given clean chit to accused SPS Rathore, Haryana's former Director General of Police, in cases related to tampering of Ruchika's post-mortem reports and torturing her brother, Ashu Girhotra in police ...

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has restored the pension of former Haryana DGP SPS Rathore, the man convicted for molesting Ruchika Girhotra. The court, however said this restoration would be be provisional and subject to the outcome of the appeal filed by Mr Rathore against his conviction in the Supreme Court.

Ruchika Girhotra's family has reportedly withdrawn charges against former Deputy General of Police (DGP) of Haryana SPS Rathore. They have told the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) that they have no objection to closing of the case. The CBI had filed a closure report in the case around 20 months back.

As if the reputation of their city having the highest density of motor vehicles in India was not enough, Chandigarh residents have developed a fondness for splurging lakhs on VIP car registration numbers too. With one car owner spending Rs.10 lakh in May 2010 on the number plate of his Toyota Fortuner SUV (priced at Rs.20 lakhs), the numbers game i...

Former Deputy General of Police (DGP) of Haryana, SPS Rathore, who was found guilty of molesting teenager Ruchika Girhotra in 1990, is back in the limelight; this time for his lavish lifestyle. Mr Rathore now owns new Mercedes with number plate 0001.

In a development that has evoked shock and anger, the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) has restored the pension of former Director General of Police (DGP) of Haryana, SPS Rathore, who was convicted last year for molesting teenager Ruchika Girhotra in 1990.

Utsav Sharma, the young man who attacked Rajesh Talwar at a Ghaziabad court with a butcher's knife, is a resident of Navada Lanka in Varansi. On Tuesday, Sharma attacked Talwar as he came out of the court and was moving towards a photocopying shop in the court premises. In the midst of the commotion, the youth was apprehended by a bystander and t...

A candle light march was held on Wednesday evening at Panchkula near Chandigarh to mark the 17th death anniversary of Ruchika Girhotra, who committed suicide three years after her molestation by former Haryana DGP SPS Rathore. Her family had vowing to continue its fight for justice.Among those who participated in the march included friends of Ruchi...

Has the CBI neglected basic facts in closing the case against SPS Rathore, the former Haryana top cop, accused in the molestation and suicide of the teenager Ruchika Girhotra? Despite the CBI's assertion that the Ruchika's brother Ashu's case was closed for want of what it calls credible evidence, a key eyewitness Vijay Dheer, says he deposed befor...

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Wednesday sought details from the Haryana government on how disgraced former top police official SPS Rathore was promoted to the rank of DGP despite a complaint of molestation was pending against him.The direction came while hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by a local advocate seeking a fresh cas...

SPS Rathore walked out of a prison neat Chandigarh with a smile on his face - provoking comparisons to December, when he smiled as he left a court after being convicted for molesting a 14-year-old named Ruchika Girhotra.Rathore was accompanied by his wife, Abha, who is a lawyer and defended him in court. He  was granted bail by the Supreme Cou...

Former Haryana DGP SPS Rathore, serving sentence for molesting a teenager, is finally free. Hours after his release order was signed, he walked out of Burail Jail on Friday evening.The Supreme Court had, on Thursday, granted him bail. The court has, however, asked Rathore not to leave the country.The court ordered the release of Rathore observing h...