Haryana stalking case: Footage from 9 CCTVs missing'

Chandigarh: In what has come as a major embarrassment for Chandigarh Police, the footage of nine CCTVs installed along the road on which Varinka Kundu, 29-year-old daughter of an IAS officer was allegedly stalked by the Haryana BJP chief’s son, Vikas Barla, has gone missing.  

Apart from rising political pressure, this has come as a major setback to the police investigation in the high-profile case. The police has written to the National Informatics Centre to retrieve the footage at the earliest.

The Congress on Monday accused the ruling BJP of “conspiring to hush up” the case. 

All India Congress Committee media in-charge Randeep Surjewala said the Chandigarh police comes directly under the Union home ministry and the Centre is trying to protect Subhash Barala and his son. He said, “The Union home ministry is conspiring to hush up the case in a bid to protect the Haryana state BJP president and his son.”

“Will PM Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah tell the nation why they (Subhash Barala and his son) are being shielded,” he asked. “Even before one has lodged a case, the CCTV footage goes missing,” he asked. 

Varinka alleged state BJP chief son, Vikas Barala, 23, and his friend Ashish Kumar, 27, chased the victim while she was driving alone on her way home on Saturday. They even tried to open the door of her car, she alleged. The duo was arrested after she filed a police complaint.