Uttarakhand police has constituted a 10-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate women and child development minister Rekha Arya’s allegations of forgery, caste-based harassment and conspiracy to murder her, against her husband Girdhari Lal Sahu, officers said.
We have also reached out to the accused on his mobile number, but it is switched off. Police registered an FIR the same day, citing alleged offences spanning from July 6, 2004, to October 15, 2026.
Dehradun superintendent of police (rural) Jaya Baloni, SIT in charge, said, “We will record the minister’s statement once she is discharged. On Thursday, Arya—a BJP legislator from Someshwar in Almora—had filed a police complaint alleging that Sahu forged her signatures to remove her from official positions, subjected her to caste-based harassment, concealed a prior marriage, had relationships with other women, and conspired with another woman to kill her.
Sahu, on Friday, had asked Arya to withdraw the FIR, but Arya said that there was no question of taking back the FIR against him. Sahu hit back on Friday, accusing Arya of amassing ₹ 210 crore in illegal assets and asking for an investigation. Hours after the FIR was registered, Arya’s health suddenly deteriorated and she was taken to Krishna Medical Centre in Dehradun.
