F.I.R FILED AGAINST FORMER PM’S KIN UNDER SC/ST ACT: DEHRADUN POLICE

DEHRADUN: Days after Adrija Manjari Singh, granddaughter of former Prime Minister Vishwanath Pratap Singh, filed an FIR against her husband Arkesh Narayan Singh Deo, father-inlaw Ananga Udaya Singh Deo, and three others, an FIR was registered against her under the of SC/ST Act at Dehradun’s Rajpur police station on the directions of a local court. The FIR also mentioned Adrija’s sister Richa Manjari Singh and her father, Ajay Singh, the son of the late VP Singh and one Sonu as accused, police said. Rajpur police station in-charge Jitendra Chauhan said, “We have registered the FIR on the directions of a local court. The FIR was registered under the relevant section of the SC/ST Act and 504 of the Indian Penal Code. Our investigation into the matter is underway.”

Ravita Jha, a maid at Arkesh Narayan Singh Deo’s Dehradun house, said, “I have been working at Arkesh’s Dehradun house for five years. Adrija, her sister Richa who used to come at the house, would ask about my caste. They used to refrain me from going into the kitchen saying I belong to a lower caste.”

The complainant said, “They used to misbehave with me and pass abuses and casteist remarks.” She also alleged that the accused also filed a police complaint and even approached SSP but to no avail.

Adrija couldn’t be contacted for her remarks on the issue.

In her complaint, Adrija had alleged “On May 13 when I went out of my in-laws’ house on Rajpur Road, the guard on the instructions of Arkesh didn’t allow me to enter. After 40-45 minutes, I somehow entered the house.

On instructions of my in-laws’, staff members abused, pushed, and attacked me with the intention to kill. The police reached the spot but didn’t take action. I got my medical test conducted on May 13 and May 14. I got frightened due to the incident due to which I couldn’t give a complaint on May 13.”