Finally, after all these years, the soul of Ruchika Girotra will get some rest. The Central government has stripped SPS Rathore of his police medal and the Haryana Police has slapped an abetment to suicide case against Rathore. Some action now needs to be taken against those policemen and other officials who aided and abetted him in his nefarious deals. The policemen who filed fake charges against Ruchika’s brother must have known they were fake charges, and yet they went along. If complete justice is to be done, these men must also be punished.
It is unfortunate that such rot has set in amongst the police forces, and this is why the government has to mete out exemplary punishment — if Indian citizens start mistrusting the police, then it will be a very sad day in the country’s history.
Ratna Jain, New Delhi
