Accused of molesting granddaughter, roadways union leader shoots self dead in Uttarakhand
India Today
An Uttarakhand roadways union leader who was accused of molesting his granddaughter shot himself dead on Friday.
A roadways union leader climbed a water tank and shot himself dead in Haldwani city of Uttarakhand after being accused by his daughter-in-law of molesting his granddaughter.
Rajendra Bahuguna, 59, was booked recently under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act on the complaint of his daughter-in-law, Senior Superintendent of Police, Nainital, Pankaj Bhatt said.
Bahuguna's son has filed a complaint against his wife for abetting his father's suicide.
The suicide incident happened in Haldwani's Bhagat Singh Colony on Wednesday, Bhatt said.
Bahuguna enjoyed the status of a minister of state for a year from 2004-05 during the chief ministership of N D Tiwari.
