Geetika Sharma suicide case: Fresh raids at Gopal Kanda's residence

New Delhi: The Delhi Police raided former Haryana minister Gopal Kanda's house in Sirsa again in connection with the Geetika Sharma suicide case. These raids came on the basis of some mobile numbers that were being tracked. One of Kanda's relatives was taken into custody.

The former minister himself has been absconding for the past nine days. He was booked for abetting Geetika's suicide after he was implicated in her suicide note.

Kanda is the MD of MDLR airlines. Geetika was his former employee. Kanda was served with a notice to join investigations last Wednesday but the former Minister had gone underground with police declaring him an "absconder" while his employee Aruna Chaddha was arrested.

One of Gopal Kanda\'s relatives was taken into custody after the raids that came after some mobile numbers were tracked.

Kanda and Chaddha were named in the suicide note of Geetika, who took her life on August five, alleging that they had harassed her and ruined her life. Both Kanda and Chaddha denied the allegations.

The former minister had moved a local court and then Delhi High Court seeking anticipatory bail. While local court denied it, the High Court has reserved the order.

Police have told the High Court that they "already have enough evidence" against Kanda and required his custodial interrogation for a deeper probe.

Kanda's lawyer has argued that prima facie, no case is made out against his client on the basis of the FIR and the suicide note. "The suicide note cannot be treated as the gospel truth and the same has to be proved by independent evidence," he had said.

(With additional information from PTI)

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