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CBI team still to contact unwed mother, minister
Dehradun, July 13: The CBI team investigating the unwed mother scandal that caused a political storm in Uttaranchal last month today met state government officials but is yet to contact jenny, the woman who had given birth to a child, and former revenue minister Harak Singh Rawat, whom she had named as the father.
Dehradun, July 13: The CBI team investigating the unwed mother scandal that caused a political storm in Uttaranchal last month today met state government officials but is yet to contact jenny, the woman who had given birth to a child, and former revenue minister Harak Singh Rawat, whom she had named as the father.
Four more CBI sleuths arrived here today to join the investigating team headed by Superintendent of Police M K Jha and met senior police and home ministry officials to gather information in the case.
Three members of the team had arrived here yesterday.
The CBI sleuths met home secretary S K Dass today, police sources said.
However, they are yet to established contact with Jenny and Rawat, who quit the cabinet on June 18 after his name came up in the episode.
When contacted, Rawat said, "I am still awaiting for an audience with CBI so that the truth can come out."
Meanwhile, BJP today said that it would welcome an early probe into the scandal.
"We never named anyone in the scandal but at the same time we want that the dust over it gets cleared," BJP spokseman Ramesh Pokhariyal Nishank said.
Three members of the team had arrived here yesterday.
The CBI sleuths met home secretary S K Dass today, police sources said.
However, they are yet to established contact with Jenny and Rawat, who quit the cabinet on June 18 after his name came up in the episode.
When contacted, Rawat said, "I am still awaiting for an audience with CBI so that the truth can come out."
Meanwhile, BJP today said that it would welcome an early probe into the scandal.
"We never named anyone in the scandal but at the same time we want that the dust over it gets cleared," BJP spokseman Ramesh Pokhariyal Nishank said.
Bureau Report