NEW DELHI, Nov 7: The Supreme Court advocate Jai Anant Dehadrai, whom the Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra has described as her past “jilted ex,” has written a letter to the Delhi police asking them to file an FIR against her for allegedly “trespassing” into his house twice last week.
Mr Dehadrai’s earlier complaint of her having taken money from a businessman to ask questions in Parliament has led to the “cash for query” probe by the Ethics Committee of the Lok Sabha which is now scheduled to meet on Thursday to adopt a report which is likely to be adverse against her conduct recommending her suspension from the House.
Three weeks after writing to the Delhi Police commissioner claiming that he anticipated a threat to his life, Mr Dehadrai on Tuesday wrote a letter to the police and accused her of trespassing and intimidating his staff.
In his letter to the station house officer of the Hauz Khas police station on Tuesday, Mr Dehadrai said Ms Moitra had gone to his house unannounced on November 5 and 6, two days after she appeared before the ethics committee and stormed out of the meeting complaining of her being asked objectionable personal questions.
“Given her past history of filing fraudulent criminal complaints against me (24.03.2023 and 23.09.2023) and falsely alleging offences such as trespass, and criminal intimidation, and thereafter withdrawing the same in writing (on 04.10.2023), it is a grave cause for concern to me. There is every possibility that Smt. Moitra might intentionally come to my residential premises with the sole objective of filing further fraudulent complaints against me,” Mr Dehadrai wrote.
Mr Dehadrai was reportedly in a relationship with the Trinamool MP and they have allegedly not been on the best terms since they parted ways. One of the reasons for the friction between them is their pet dog, a Rottweiler named Henry. Both have accused the other of ‘stealing’ Henry and a battle for his custody is being fought in court. The dog is currently with Ms Moitra.
“I have previously informed the Commissioner of Police, Delhi, on 19.10.2023 and then on 21.10.2023 regarding these fraudulent and bogus complaints which Ms Moitra had foisted on me with the objective of using them as leverage to force/compel me to hand over the custody of my pet dog, and I have also flagged to the Commissioner the very serious threat to my life which I anticipate on account of the Complaints filed by me with CBI against Smt. Moitra and her associates / accomplices,” the letter said.
The lawyer said in this context, her coming to his residence was a “grave cause for concern” for him as it intimidates his staff. He also asked why someone who claimed an acrimonious past with him would go to his residence for two days in a row.
Mr Dehadrai said he feared that the Trinamool MP was using Henry as an excuse to go to his residence to intimidate him. He pointed out that she had filed various complaints against him, including a defamation case pending in the Delhi High Court, and said it was suspicious and inappropriate for her to show up at his house without any invitation or cause.
The lawyer requested the police to investigate the matter, register a First Information Report against Ms Moitra and take necessary action against her for the alleged trespass and intimidation.
(Manas Dasgupta)
