Chand flees to UK,tells police he’s ‘under treatment’

37-year old Fiza,the second wife of 43-year old former Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Chander Mohan alias Chand,earlier this week filed a police complaint accusing him of “rape,hurting religious sentiments,cheating defamation and criminal intimidation.”

There was then no word about the whereabouts of Chand,the son of former chief minister Bhajan Lal,though it was speculated that he has gone abroad.

In December last,he married Anuradha Bali alias Fiza,a former Haryana Assistant Advocate General,after converting to Islam. He was already married and has three children.

On being contacted,the inquiry officer Varinder Paul Singh,who is also Mohali SP (city) said Chand has written that he is in the UK and learnt that Fiza has levelled certain allegations against him.

“However,I am undergoing medical treatment and will be able to join the investigation in April,” Chand said in his letter.

“Police can not wait till April…we have established contact with him and asked queries pertaining to Fiza’s allegations,” Singh said adding that “he (Chand) has been asked to reply to the allegations”.

Fiza lashed out at the Mohali police accusing them of not taking action in the case. “Police is working under pressure…it is shameful,” she told reporters.

“I have cooperated in the investigations…he (Chand) first said that he is on a pilgrimage to Taj Mahal and Ajmer Sharif,however later he is faxing a letter to police from the UK,” she said in Mohali.

“I fail to understand what treatment is he getting from England… he was earlier claiming that he is short of money,” she said.

“It is a clear case for the people to see how influential politicians can play around with the dignity of a woman,” she said adding that “if he stays again with his first wife Seema who is a Hindu than it is a crime.”

Fiza reiterated that Chand should come out in the open and not ignore her. “He has runaway to London…police is not ready to do anything just because he is a person from an influential family,” she said.

“Such politicians will bring bad repute to the country,” Fiza said adding that if police failed to take action she would be forced to move the high court or the Supreme Court.

Meanwhile,Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD-Amritsar) and Shiv Sena have offered to help her.

Chand and Fiza had been asked to appear before the police on Friday to record their statements. After Fiza’s deposition,Singh said that police will be forced to prepare an ex-parte report on the basis of material provided by her if Chand does not come out with his side of story.

Fiza alleged that Chand’s act of marrying her by converting to Islam was just aimed at committing fraud and having sexual relations with her.

After their marriage,Chand was sacked as deputy chief minister and disowned by his family. However,the marriage soon turned sour when Chand left Fiza’s residence on January 28,2009 following which she allegedly tried to commit suicide,which she later denied.

Fiza had alleged that she came in contact with Chand in 2004 when he was elected MLA for the fourth time in Haryana and claimed that she was forced to marry him as he had pleaded that he would die if she did not do so.