Today, Delhi court acquitted former Haryana minister Gopal Kanda and his aide Aruna Chadha in connection with a case of abetment of the suicide of former air hostess Geetika Sharma.

Further, the court asked Gopal Kanda to submit Rs 1 lakh personal bond and remain present if the police files an appeal against his acquittal.

Geetika Sharma, a former air hostess with Gopal Kanda's MLDR airlines, who was later elevated as a director of one of his companies, was found dead on August 5, 2012, at her Ashok Vihar residence in North West Delhi.

In her August 4 suicide note, she had said she was ending her life due to “harassment” by Gopal Kanda and another person.

Gopal Kanda (46), an influential politician and businessman, was a minister in the erstwhile Bhupinder Singh Hooda-led Congress government in Haryana. He was forced to resign as minister of state for home following the registration of the case.

He is the leader of the Haryana Lokhit Party and an MLA from the Sirsa Assembly constituency in Haryana.

Kanda was facing charges under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), including 306 (abetment of suicide), 506 (criminal intimidation), 201 (destruction of evidence), 120B (criminal conspiracy) and 466 (forgery).

A trial court had also framed charges of rape (376) and 377 (unnatural sex) against him but the Delhi High Court quashed these.