INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
NEW DELHI: Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court on Tuesday acquitted former Haryana minister Gopal Goyal Kanda in case of abetment of suicide of air
hostess Geetika Sharma.Special Judge Vikas Dhull also acquitted co-accused Aruna Chadha in the case, saying the prosecution failed to prove
the charges beyond all reasonable doubts.Sharma, who was earlier employed with Kanda's MLDR airlines, was found dead on August 5 in 2012 at
her Ashok Vihar residence in northwest Delhi.The accused were facing charges under various sections, including 306 (abetment of suicide),
506 (criminal intimidation), 201 (destruction of evidence), 120B (criminal conspiracy) and 466 (forgery).The trial court had also framed
charges of rape (376) and 377 (unnatural sex) against Kanda.The Delhi high court, however, later quashed the charges under 376 and 377 of
the IPC.In her August 4 suicide note, Sharma had said she was ending her life due to "harassment" by Kanda and Chadha.Kanda was forced to
resign from his post of minister of state for home following the registration of the case.WatchAirhostess Geetika Sharma suicide case:
Former Haryana minister Gopal Kanda acquitted by Delhi court
