{
  "id": 14754488,
  "title": "Uttarakhand Minister Rekha Arya Lodges FIR Against Husband Girdhari Lal Sahu, Alleges Conspiring To Murder, Physical Assault",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/uttarakhand-minister-rekha-arya-lodges-fir-against-husband-girdhari",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-15T17:43:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/uttarakhand-minister-rekha-arya-lodges-fir-against-husband-girdhari-lal-sahu-alleges-conspiring-to-murder-physical-assault"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Uttarakhand Cabinet Minister Rekha Arya has filed a First Information Report (FIR) against her husband, Girdhari Lal Sahu, at the Cantt Police Station in Dehradun. The FIR alleges that Girdhari attempted to murder his wife and committed physical assault. Arya claims she received an audio recording in which Girdhari was heard discussing plans to kill a woman. She also alleges that Girdhari deceived her about his marital status and engaged in illicit relationships with other women. In the FIR, Arya states that Girdhari continued these actions despite her objections and even physically assaulted her, using caste-based insults in front of her staff.",
  "summary": "Dehradun: Uttarakhand Cabinet Minister Rekha Arya has lodged an FIR against her husband, Girdhari Lal Sahu alias Pappu Girdhari, at the Cantt Police Station in Dehradun under Sections 120B, 323, 420, 467, 468, 471, 495, 498A, 504 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), 1860, and Sections 3(1)(d), 3(1)(dh) and 3(2)(va) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act,…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "'I'm Shaken': Uttarakhand Minister Accuses Husband Of Bigamy, Assault, Posts Video",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/im-shaken-uttarakhand-minister-accuses-husband-of-bigamy-assault",
        "published": "2026-10-15T17:04:47.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}