By Arun Pratap Singh
Garhwal Post Bureau
Dehradun, 6 Nov: Urmila Sanawar was released from Haridwar District Jail today after securing bail in two cases registered against her. However, her legal relief proved to be somewhat short-lived as a team of Dehradun Police, which had been waiting outside the jail, took her into custody for questioning immediately after her release. She was brought to Dehradun but is now reported to have been released and allowed to go.
It may be recalled that a local court in Haridwar had granted bail to Sanawar on 2 November, but her release could not take place due to the absence of sureties. Subsequently, her counsel, Preeti Singh Chauhan, secured bail in another case registered against her two years ago and presented sureties in both cases before the court. Following the completion of legal formalities, the process for her release was initiated.
According to available information, the surety documents in both cases registered against Sanawar in Haridwar were submitted before the court after bail had been granted. Once all the legal procedures were completed, the release warrant was sent to Haridwar District Jail today. The jail administration carried out the necessary formalities and released her from custody.
Both cases had been registered at Ranipur police station on the complaint of Deepika Rathore, daughter of former MLA Suresh Rathore. Advocate Preeti Singh Chauhan confirmed Sanawar’s release from jail, while Jail Superintendent Manoj Kumar Arya stated that she had been released in compliance with the court’s orders.
However, shortly after stepping out of the jail premises, Sanawar was approached by a Dehradun Police team that had been stationed there in anticipation of her release. Police officials escorted her to the Special Operations Group (SOG) office in Dehradun for questioning.
Sources said Sanawar was released from jail at around 1.30 pm this afternoon, following which she was questioned by police for nearly three hours before being let off. The action has once again brought the case into focus and added a fresh dimension to the developments surrounding it.
After the questioning concluded, the police reportedly served a notice on Sanawar and allowed her to leave. While she has obtained bail in the two Haridwar cases, the latest police action indicates that investigations linked to other aspects of the matter are continuing.
