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CRUSADE FOR JUSTICE: Former Miss Jammu Anara Gupta (right) with the CPI (M) Polit Bureau member and AIDWA Chief Brinda Karat in New Delhi on Thursday.
NEW DELHI: Former Miss Jammu and Kashmir, Anara Gupta, met the Communist Party of India (Marxist) politburo member, Brinda Karat, on Thursday and appealed for support in her fight for justice. The 18-year-old, who was accused by the Jammu and Kashmir police of featuring in a pornography CD, also plans to approach the National Human Rights Commission and the National Commission for Women on Friday. Arriving in the Capital on Thursday, Anara was accompanied by her mother, Raj Rani, and office-bearer of the Delhi unit of the Panther's Party and her uncle, Sanjoy Sachdeva. Demanding a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation into the incident, family members also demanded that compensation should be paid to Anara. "Why was my family targeted? Anara was kept under illegal detention she was tortured by the police during that period. The truth should come out. Her name was misused to sell the CD," Mr. Sachdeva claimed. He further added that the entire controversy on the forensic laboratory test results should also come to an end. "Anara is prepared to go to any laboratory for any test. But the laboratory should be impartial," he said. Demanding justice for her daughter, Ms. Rani claimed: "She has been so brave through all this. Even after all the suspicion and insults, she is fighting for her rights. We want to reach out to all the organisations. And I also want to meet Ms. Sonia Gandhi." After a half-an-hour meeting with Anara, Ms. Karat said she would take up the issue with the relevant authorities. "I intend to meet the Chief Minister regarding this and other relevant authorities. This has been very unfair on that girl. There are so many criminals out there on the loose and yet this girl was falsely implicated. And according to the medical reports, she was tortured by the police. We will definitely try to help this girl as much as we can," said Ms. Karat.
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