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SIT Records Statement of Minister Rekha Arya in Husband Controversy
- •Uttarakhand Cabinet Minister Rekha Arya filed an FIR against her husband Girdhari Lal Sahu, alleging domestic violence and fraud.
- •The SIT recorded the minister's statement on Monday and seized audio recordings related to the ongoing dispute.
- •Girdhari Lal Sahu denied the allegations, claiming the audio was AI-generated, and accused Rekha Arya of corruption and illegal assets.
- •The minister alleged that Sahu concealed his first marriage and subjected her to assault and casteist slurs.
- •Sahu has a history of controversies, including a 1990 murder case of a businessman couple and allegations of organ removal by a former employee.
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On October 15, 2026, Uttarakhand Cabinet Minister Rekha Arya filed an FIR against her husband, Girdhari Lal Sahu, at the Cantt police station in Dehradun. She accused him of assault, domestic violence, harassment, use of casteist slurs, fraud, and death threats. Additionally, she claimed he concealed his first marriage and forged signatures on company documents.
Girdhari Lal Sahu dismissed the accusations and claimed that the audio recording used against him is fake and AI-generated. He appealed to Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami for an investigation, while countering with allegations that Rekha Arya possesses illegal assets worth approximately Rs 210 crore.
Girdhari Lal Sahu has been linked to severe historical controversies, notably the June 11, 1990 murder of Bareilly businessman Naresh Jain and his wife Pushpa Jain, a case that remains in court. Furthermore, a former employee accused him of having his kidney removed.
