Uttarakhand SIT arrests minister Rekha Arya’s husband Girdhari Lal Sahu from Jhansi
AI summary
Uttarakhand’s special investigation team arrested cabinet minister Rekha Arya’s husband, Girdhari Lal Sahu, in Jhansi on charges including forgery, assault and conspiracy to murder. The nine‑member SIT also detained his nephew Satendra Rathore in Bareilly, linking them to forged documents that removed the minister from four company directorships.
Key takeaways
- Sahu was captured near a private university in Jhansi after evading police and traveling to Nepal.
- He faces IPC sections 120‑B, 323, 420, 467‑471, 495, 498‑A, 504, 506 and the SC/ST Act.
- His nephew Satendra Rathore was arrested in Bareilly for collaborating in the forgery scheme.
- The Uttarakhand High Court dismissed Sahu’s petition to quash the FIR, calling the allegations serious.
Read the original at Hindustan Times
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