Assam CM Himanta Sarma backs woman’s paternity case against ex-Uttarakhand Minister
Ms. Indira Dewri has renewed her demand for a fresh CBI probe and DNA test to establish the paternity of her 23-year-old son
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has backed a woman’s demand for justice in a 23-year-old paternity row involving former Uttarakhand Minister and Congress leader Harak Singh Rawat.
In a social media post on Wednesday (November 11, 2026), the Chief Minister said he had met Ms. Indira Dewri, also known as Jenny, who claims that Mr. Rawat raped and impregnated her in 2003.
Condemning the treatment Ms. Dewri — who hails from Sadiya in Assam’s Tinsukia district — had received, Mr. Sarma wrote: “Yesterday (November 10, 2026), I met Jenny, a resident of Assam. What a man named Harak Singh Rawat from Uttarakhand did to her is extremely wrong and reprehensible. No one should have to suffer the kind of cruelty she endured. I stand firmly with her in this fight for justice.”
In the meeting, Ms. Dewri renewed her demand for a DNA test and a fresh Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe to establish the paternity of her 23-year-old son.
She told journalists in Dehradun on Wednesday (November 11, 2026) that she has appealed to Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami for justice.
She would stay in Dehradun until her demands were addressed, she said.
Ms. Dewri criticised the earlier CBI investigation, alleging the agency had not recorded her statement properly. She also said the CBI did not collect samples from her son for a DNA test.
“I have received threats. I need protection,” she said, while also insisting on a narco-analysis.
Mr. Rawat denied the allegations, including the charge of rape, and challenged those involved to undergo DNA tests under court supervision.
He accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of reviving the controversy to target him and the Congress party ahead of State Assembly elections slated for 2027.
The Uttarakhand Assembly examined the matter before asking the CBI to initiate a fresh investigation.
According to reports, a DNA test conducted during the earlier probe did not find a match between Mr. Rawat and Ms. Dewri’s son.
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