In a latest development in the Ruchika Girhotra molestation case, a local court in Chandigarh on Monday ordered in-camera proceedings on the petition of the former Haryana DGP, SPS Rathore challenging his six months’ imprisonment in the case.<br/><br/>The decision was taken by Additional District and Sessions Judge Raj Shekhar Attri, who had last month fixed three days from Monday for hearing the appeal filed by 68-year-old Rathore against the sentence.<br/><br/>Attri asked media persons present in the court to move out to allow him to commence the in-camera proceedings. The court also put out a board outside the room saying the case hearingwas being held in camera.<br/><br/>Meanwhile, Rathore was attacked by a youth with a knife and repeatedly punched in the face outside the district court in Chandigarh hearing his appeal in the Ruchika molestation case on Monday.<br/><br/>68-year-old Rathore was left bleeding after the youth, who was taking his pictures as he came out of the court, hit him repeatedly on the left cheek.<br/><br/>The youth was nabbed by security personnel in the midst of commotion outside the court following the attack.<br/>
News On AIR | February 8, 2010 2:29 PM
Ruchika Case: Court orders in-camera proceeding against Rathore