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Saravjeet Singh says he can’t clear his name of the ‘criminal’ tag because the woman, Jasleen Kaur, hasn’t attended a single hearing in 3 years.

New Delhi: Three years after he was labelled a ‘pervert’ because of an alleged incident of molestation on a Delhi road, Saravjeet Singh, 28, is struggling to keep a job, has to appear at a police station every time he needs to leave the city and is yet to get a passport.

And his troubles are far from over.

Arguments in the case against him are yet to begin as the complainant, former St Stephen’s student Jasleen Kaur, has not attended even a single hearing in the matter. There have been 13 hearings so far.

Noting her prolonged absence, a Delhi district court issued a bailable warrant against her on 28 August.

“Each time I go to the court for the hearing, they call out my name, ask me to put my hand up and write down my name,” Saravjeet tells ThePrint. “They ask if the complainant has come. Because she is absent, another date is given and the matter is dismissed. This has been happening for the past three years”.

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Saravjeet claims that the woman’s father keeps telling the court that she is studying abroad. “Each time when the judge asks why the complainant has not appeared, her father says that she has gone to Canada to study. So that means she has the right to make a career but I do not,” he says.

ThePrint tried to contact Jasleen and her lawyer over the phone and through social media but they were not available. The story will be updated when they respond.

Also read: Why Delhi woman behind viral post on ‘molestation’ didn’t appear in court for 3 years

The viral Facebook post

The case had captured the nation’s imagination in August 2015, when Jasleen, in a Facebook post, accused Saravjeet of verbally harassing her at the Tilak Nagar traffic signal in West Delhi.

jasleen-post.jpg Screen shot of Jasleen’s post

The post went viral, with Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and actress Sonakshi Sinha, among others, lauding the woman’s ‘bravery’.

The Delhi Police promptly arrested Saravjeet, while TV channels and social media labelled him a ‘pervert’.

But before his arrest, Saravjeet too had put out a Facebook post in which he gave his side of the story.

jasleen-kaur.jpg A screen of the post

Jasleen’s version of events began to unravel after a purported eyewitness, Vishwajeet Singh, vouched for Saravjeet’s innocence.

Vishwajeet claimed it was Jasleen who had verbally abused Saravjeet and misbehaved with him. While there were apologies to Saravjeet, including from Sinha, police proceeded with the case.

‘Finding it difficult to keep a job’

In the last three years, Saravjeet says he has not been able to get a stable job because of his “criminal record”.

“Soon after the incident, the company I was working with asked me to leave. We used to produce labels for branded clothes and had international clients. My boss told me that the company’s name was being tainted as the news had spread to our international clients as well,” he said.

“I then took up a job at a marriage bureau that was paying me 40 per cent less than what I was earning earlier, but I had no option,” he adds.

Saravjeet is a Bachelors in Arts and holds a diploma in animation.

A few months later, Saravjeet was again asked to leave. He says he joined another company in November 2016 but was asked to leave because of his visits to the court.

“The third company chucked me out because each time I had a hearing, I had to take leave. They never respected me and looked at me as if I was a criminal. One day I was asked to leave and come back only after I was declared innocent,” he said.

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“What infuriates me the most is that arguments in the case have not even begun. When will I prove my innocence and when will I resume a normal life,” he asks. “All this, because the woman has not got the time to attend a hearing”.

Citing lack of trust in his lawyer, Singh said that this time he went and spoke to the judge himself.

“I got a lawyer from legal aid since I cannot afford an expensive lawyer. That lawyer just appears on dates but says nothing to the judge,” he says.

“He doesn’t even read the files before coming. So, this time I thought of speaking to the judge myself and requested him to finalise the case”.

The judge reportedly told Singh that if the complainant does not appear in the next hearing scheduled in December, a non-bailable warrant will be issued against her.

“Hopefully my case will be decided if she fails to appear in the next hearing,” Saravjeet says.

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I think Indian wonen are not the same across various strata of society. If a Indian women/girl born brought up and living in a city in a proprerty worth 1 crore and above, complains against someone dir petty molestation or attempted rape, there is absolutely no reason to believe her unless thoroughly investigated

 

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6 hours ago, mishra said:

I think Indian wonen are not the same across various strata of society. If a Indian women/girl born brought up and living in a city in a proprerty worth 1 crore and above, complains against someone dir petty molestation or attempted rape, there is absolutely no reason to believe her unless thoroughly investigated

 

What kind of a post is this?

Why this arbitrary number of 1 crore?

 

All allegations, should be thoroughly investigated. Not just those made by city women having property worth more than 1cr.

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30 minutes ago, Mariyam said:

What kind of a post is this?

Why this arbitrary number of 1 crore?

 

All allegations, should be thoroughly investigated. Not just those made by city women having property worth more than 1cr.

You mean, most city women are more likely to be cooking up the story and must be told to go to Police, instead of of crowd taking a stand , like scaring away or beating up the alleged perpetrator?

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9 hours ago, mishra said:

You mean, most city women are more likely to be cooking up the story and must be told to go to Police, instead of of crowd taking a stand , like scaring away or beating up the alleged perpetrator?

I can't predict how a mob would behave. But her complaint did get traction online, which is also indicative of mob behaviour, when egged on by the media. Sometimes, all you need is one person to raise his voice and then everyone joins the chorus.

 

Main akela hi chala tha, janib-e-manzil magar;

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18 hours ago, mishra said:

I think Indian wonen are not the same across various strata of society. If a Indian women/girl born brought up and living in a city in a proprerty worth 1 crore and above, complains against someone dir petty molestation or attempted rape, there is absolutely no reason to believe her unless thoroughly investigated

 

So rich ( one crore property is middle class in a city)women don't get sexually assaulted or face dowry harrassement?

 

 

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I remember reading about this. In early days when there was very little to prove anything against lady the news was trending on social media platforms, news meadia-print and TV both. Once the other side of the story starts to hold more stronger grounds this no longer remains sensational or masala and the news died far more early than it happens if a victim is a girl. Why? Because nobody cares enough for a boy victim. Gender equality has always been about Boys/Men and girls/women are equal but girls/women are special.

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my ex-colleague who WAS a left liberal married a SC women 3/4 years back ( both bongs )..

thinks didnt go down well .. she filed a case against him and his family  under some sc/st act..

 

he got locked up in jail in hyderabad for few days and because of that he was forced to change his company :(( 

even the policemen there agreed that he is innocent but they cant do anything 

 

evil women misuse the laws which are still  favorable to them against men :(( 

 

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7 hours ago, velu said:

my ex-colleague who WAS a left liberal married a SC women 3/4 years back ( both bongs )..

thinks didnt go down well .. she filed a case against him and his family  under some sc/st act..

 

he got locked up in jail in hyderabad for few days and because of that he was forced to change his company :(( 

even the policemen there agreed that he is innocent but they cant do anything 

 

evil women misuse the laws which are still  favorable to them against men :(( 

 

Please ask him to Contact Deepika Narayan Bharadwaj on FB .She will guide him and even give him numbers of people who will genuinely help him

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9 minutes ago, Singh bling said:

Please ask him to Contact Deepika Narayan Bharadwaj on FB .She will guide him and even give him numbers of people who will genuinely help him

 

Little old case now ..

 

He got remarried now ..

But he did settle her with some decent money .

Girls family relented a bit when he decided to go for divorce..

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my ex-colleague who WAS a left liberal married a SC women 3/4 years back ( both bongs )..
thinks didnt go down well .. she filed a case against him and his family  under some sc/st act..
 
he got locked up in jail in hyderabad for few days and because of that he was forced to change his company :(( 
even the policemen there agreed that he is innocent but they cant do anything 
 
evil women misuse the laws which are still  favorable to them against men :(( 
 
Bongs are one of the most psycho people out there.
I have these leftist friends who always boast about eating beef and doing Inter-Caste/inter religious marriage.
Well, I know everybody has free will - but I will never purposefully do stuff to annoy/offend people like this.



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56 minutes ago, UrmiSinhaRay said:

Bongs are one of the most psycho people out there.
I have these leftist friends who always boast about eating beef and doing Inter-Caste/inter religious marriage.
Well, I know everybody has free will - but I will never purposefully do stuff to annoy/offend people like this.



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Plenty of young Bongs have called me names such as cow piss drinking Bemaru etc.

I don't even like the taste of cow urine. 

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