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Uttarakhand Minister Rekha Arya Faces Rs 210 Crore Asset Claim From Husband Amid Abuse Row
- •Uttarakhand Minister Rekha Arya's husband, Girdhari Lal Sahu, accused her of amassing illegal assets worth Rs 210 crore and urged Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami to order a probe.
- •The counter-allegations came a day after Rekha Arya filed an FIR accusing Sahu of physical assault, harassment, caste-based slurs, and death threats.
- •Sahu dismissed an audio recording released by the minister as fake and AI-generated, urging her to withdraw the police complaint and retract her statements.
- •Sahu claimed that Rekha Arya had become arrogant due to her political position and dismissed his 17-year contribution to her political career.
- •Uttarakhand Congress president Ganesh Godiyal expressed solidarity with the minister, stating that the abuse allegations raise concerns about women's safety in the state.
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Uttarakhand's Women and Child Development Minister Rekha Arya filed an FIR accusing her husband, Girdhari Lal Sahu, of physical assault, harassment, caste-based slurs, and death threats. She also alleged that he maintained illicit relations with other women and removed her from company director posts using forged documents and fake signatures.
Girdhari Lal Sahu countered the accusations by alleging that Rekha Arya amassed illegal assets worth Rs 210 crore, demanding an investigation by Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami. He dismissed her shared audio recording as fake and AI-generated, while claiming she grew arrogant due to her political position.
The First Information Report against Girdhari Lal Sahu was registered at Dehradun’s Cantt police station on October 15 under relevant legal provisions, which include three sections of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
