1.Gopal Kanda & Geetika Sharma scandal (2012):
The story of Gopal Kanda, a former Haryana minister, was a typical rags-to-riches story before destiny pulled the rug from under his feet and he was incarcerated for abetting the suicide of Geetika Sharma, a former air-hostess of now-defunct MDLR airlines owned by Kanda.
Geetika Sharma committed suicide by hanging herself on August 5, 2012 and left behind a suicide note accusing Gopal Kanda of deliberately harassing her and leaving her with no option than to end her life.
Police investigation revealed that Gopal Kanda targeted Geetika from the day one of her joining the MDLR airlines. Gopal Kanda made it mandatory for Geetika to meet him every evening. It is said that Geetika had illicit relationship with Kanda and she underwent abortion a few times.
MDLR was shut down in 2009 and in October 2010 it became a part of Emirates Airlines. Geetika moved over to Dubai to join Emirates Airlines but Gopal Kanda sent a letter to Emirates saying that she had been a poor employee and had defaulted on a loan. Kanda wanted her to quit her job and return to India.
Gopal Kanda, on the hand, denied all the allegations and said that he always tried to help Geetika Sharma and even financed her MBA course. Not only this, he made her the chairperson of the trust that ran an international school at Sirsa.
Police investigations revealed that on August 3, a day before Geetika committed suicide, Kanda's advocate pressurized her over phone to sign on a petition filed in Goa to quash the FIR lodged against another MDLR employee, Ankita Singh.
It was same Ankita Singh who was mentioned by Geetika in her suicide note. Geetika had alleged that Kanda had illicit relationship with Ankita and that Kanda had fathered a child with Ankita.
It is said that Geetika was jealous of Ankita and she had even fought with Ankita warning her to keep a distance from Kanda. Kanda was a typical philanderer and a frustrated Geetika committed suicide.
Gopal Kanda was arrested on August 18 for abetting the suicide of Geetika and is still languishing in the jail.
