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New Delhi, Jul 29 () Leader of Opposition in Delhi Assembly Vijen... Read More
New Delhi, Jul 29 () Leader of Opposition in

Delhi Assembly Vijender Gupta

accompanied by the husband and daughter of the

AAP

worker who had committed suicide last week after being allegedly harassed, today met Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh.
"It is a serious matter and calls for in-depth and expeditious enquiry ... Justice will be done to her and members of the family," Singh was quoted as saying in a release by Delhi BJP.
The 28-year-old woman had consumed poisonous substance at her home in

north west Delhi

's

Narela

and died during treatment at LNJP Hospital on July 19.
The woman had filed a complaint against Ramesh Bhardwaj for allegedly touching her inappropriately and a case of molestation was registered in June. The accused was arrested and later released on bail.
On July 20, Delhi

Police

had registered a case of abatement to suicide and handed over the entire matter to a Special Investigation Team.
The family members of the woman had claimed that she had gone into depression after her alleged molester Bhardwaj, an AAP colleague, was released on bail.
Bhardwaj was again arrested by a police team from

Sonipat

on July 26.
The victim had also alleged that the accused was being protected by a local AAP MLA. Her husband Ashok Mishra told Singh that the family has received "no concrete help so far". KND IKA ZMN IKA
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