JSW Steel MD Sajjan Jindal Cleared Of Rape Charges, Mumbai Police Says 'Woman Attempted To Frame Him'
Date
3/17/2024 2:01:15 PM
(MENAFN- Live Mint) "Mumbai Police on Sunday filed a closure report in the rape case against Sajjan Jindal, managing director of the JSW Group, and concluded that the complainant attempted to frame him, news platform India Today reported. The police filed a closure report at Bandra Metropolitan Magistrate Court and said that the rape against Sajjan Jindal was found to be“false”.The closure report of the police was based on evidence and testimonies of various witnesses including the staff of the hotel, where the woman alleged that Sajjan Jindal molested her. The police said that the hotel staff confirmed that Jindal did not go to the hotel on that day complainant filed a rape case at the BKC police station against Sajjan Jindal in December 2023 and claimed that she was molested in January 2022 in the penthouse atop the company's head office. She directly approached the court in the matter after alleging that the BKC police didn't pay any heed to her complaint action in the case, the Mumbai Police booked Sajjan Jindal under Sections 376 (rape), 354 (assault or use of criminal force on a woman, intending to outrage her modesty), and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).In a statement, Sajjan Jindal denied the charges against him as \"baseless\" and \"false\".“He is committed to providing full cooperation throughout the investigation. As the investigation is ongoing, we will refrain from commenting further at this stage. We kindly request you to respect the privacy of the family,\" the statement read police say in the closure report?Mumbai Police submitted that the woman filed a case long after the alleged incident and failed to submit any evidence to corroborate her claims. The closure report added that the complainant didn't appear before the police to record her statement and wasted the precious time of the court police claimed that based on the testimonies of the witnesses present at the alleged scene of the crime, they concluded that there \"was no wrongdoing with the woman\" and requested the magistrate court to grant a summary judgment in the case.
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