IAS man finds himself at the wrong end of pistol

After Veena approached Additional Sessions Judge R C Chopra seeking anticipatory bail, the police were directed to

open the locker in the presence of the couple. On June 10, the locker was opened and the “missing” pistol found inside. The police, however, found that the pistol inside was unlicenced and Taneja’s licence had expired some time ago.

Sources add Taneja’s attempt to implicate his wife in the false FIR is rooted in marital discord and the Crime Against Women’s Cell already has a complaint pending against the official which was filed by his wife earlier this year.

While no cases have been registered so far against the erring official, sources add he is liable to be booked for false accusation with the intent to cause harm.

“It remains to be seen whether he will be booked under the Arms Act or simply fined for not having renewed his licence. But as far as making false charges against his wife is concerned he is likely to be booked under Section 211 of the IPC, which invites up to seven years of imprisonment,” a senior police official told The Indian Express.

Police sources add that Taneja’s FIR will in fact go against him. “He tried to move Government machinery on a false pretext, by stating in the FIR that it was his pistol. He will be booked for this.”