2 girls, college owner, principal record statements before police

POLICE SAID THEY HAVE EVIDENCE OF COLLEGE AUTHORITIES TAKING FEES FROM 55 DALIT STUDENTS

- Sunil Rahar

ROHTAK: The police officials have recorded statements of 12 persons, including two classmates of the deceased, the college owner and Loharu Congress MLA Rajvir Fartiya, college principal Sarita and other staff members at Loharu police station on Sunday.

Earlier, the police had recorded statements of the accused and his father in Bhiwani.

A police official, requesting anonymity, said they had recorded the statement of two girls as they spoke to the deceased over the phone on December 24, a few hours before she ended her life.

"One of them had an interaction with the victim through a video call and the other talked to her via normal call. Both the girls' said the deceased never talked about harassment from the college over fees," said an official.

MLA Fartiya alleged that the police are mounting pressure on girls and college staff to speak against him so that he can be implicated in a fake case.