Rohtak sisters demand probe into affidavits against them

The  Rohtak sisters who beat up their alleged harassers in a bus earlier this month have sought a probe into the affidavits filed by “eyewitnesses” against them. They said they were being projected as “extortionists” due to “Haryana’s patriarchal mindset”.

At a press conference organised by the Indian Women’s Press Corps here, 22-year-old Aarti, the elder of the two sisters, said, “A probe should be held into how these affidavits were submitted. Many of them were filed by people who were not present in the bus at the time of the incident.” She was accompanied by her sister Pooja and father Rajesh Kumar.

Aarti said the issue was not of seats but of sexual harassment. “The dispute over seats was already sorted by the conductor as is evident from his statement. The boys kept passing lewd remarks  because they were angry we had raised our voice against them.”