Rekha Arya files complaint alleging assault and death plot

Uttarakhand Women and Child Development Minister Rekha Arya filed a police complaint against her husband, Girdhari Lal Sahu, alleging assault, threats, caste-based abuse and a conspiracy to kill her. Police registered the First Information Report (FIR) at Dehradun’s Cantt police station on October 15 and said the allegations were being investigated and verified. Arya’s complaint alleges that Sahu misrepresented his marital status when they married on July 6, 2004, and that she later learned he had a previous wife and children. She said she remained silent after discovering this, following advice from family members and considering the future of their children. Arya also alleged that Sahu continued relationships with other women after apologizing when she objected, and that he assaulted and threatened her. She said he used casteist slurs against her, including at her official residence in front of staff. The allegations are recorded in her complaint and have not been established by the supplied reporting. The complaint further alleges that Arya’s signatures were forged on company documents purporting to remove her from directorships. The reports do not establish whether the...