CBI collects ex-minister’s DNA sample

In a fresh twist in the unwed mother case, a CBI team, accompanied by doctors, took blood samples of former Uttaranchal Minister Harak Singh Rawat at his residence this evening. He was questioned by CBI officials for two-and-half hours in New Delhi yesterday.

Indira Deuri alias Jenny had alleged that Rawat fathered her son, forcing him to resign from Uttaranchal government in this June. Harak Singh Rawat had denied allegations and demanded a CBI probe and offered to undergo a DNA test to prove innocence. After preliminary investigations, CBI had registered a case of rape against him.