Jarkiholi case SIT’s terms of reference raise eyebrows
The Hindu
The State government’s move to appoint a Special Investigation Team to probe the “conspiracy” angle to the Ramesh Jarkiholi sex scandal and not whether the woman in question was a victim of oppression has come under fire from women’s organisations.
That the SIT was constituted following a letter from Mr. Jarkiholi to Basavaraj Bommai, Home Minister, and not after a formal complaint by the former Minister is also being questioned.
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