SCPCR summons woman & husband regarding DNA test of child allegedly fathered by MLA
The chairperson of the State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (SCPCR), Usha Negi has sent a summon to the woman who had recently accused the Dwarahat MLA Mahesh Negi of sexual exploitation, and her husband for alleged illegal DNA testing of her daughter who she has claimed was fathered by the MLA.
Recently, the woman who accused Negi has stated several times that she had tested her daughter’s and husband’s DNA but it did not match because her husband is not the biological father of the child. In the meantime, the SCPCR had received a complaint last month from a lawyer on the basis of the claims of DNA testing by the woman stating that it was illegal for the couple to do a DNA test of the child without permission of the authorities concerned. According to the official sources, the woman had claimed that this test was done in a hospital of Shamli, Uttar Pradesh after a few weeks of her daughter’s birth but this claim was refuted by the same hospital management in a police investigation stating that no sample was taken for any DNA test by the hospital. However, the police are investigating this matter but taking cognisance of the complaint of the complainant, SCPCR issued summons to the woman and her husband to appear before the commission on September 19 at 2:30 PM. According to the SCPCR head, she directed that the summons be issued under the provision of section (I) the Commission for Protection of Child Rights Act 2005. Negi added that if both fail to appear before the commission on the due date without any valid reason, the commission will take action against them.
Tuesday, 15 September 2020 | PNS | Dehradun
