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Uttarakhand minister Rekha Arya's husband denies murder plan allegation, accuses her of habitual graft

Sahu alleged Rekha Arya has Rs 210 crore in illegal assets and asked for a probe after she accused him of assault, harassment and threats.

  • On Thursday, October 15, Women and Child Development Minister Rekha Arya filed an FIR against her husband, Girdhari Lal Sahu, alleging physical assault, harassment, caste-based slurs, and death threats at Dehradun's Cantt police station.
  • Responding on Friday, Sahu dismissed the charges as "baseless" and accused Arya of amassing illegal assets worth Rs 210 crore, urging Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami to order an investigation.
  • Rejecting an audio recording as "fake, AI-generated and fabricated," Sahu faces investigation by a nine-member Special Investigation Team led by Superintendent of Police Jaya Baloni.
  • Expressing solidarity with Arya, Uttarakhand Congress president Ganesh Godiyal called her video "deeply troubling" and questioned the safety of women in the state under the BJP government.
  • Claiming he managed her election campaigns for 17 years, Sahu warned Arya against arrogance and insisted the audio was released to "sow discord within the family.
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Amar Ujala broke the news in India on Friday, October 16, 2026.
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