Gopal Goyal Kanda

Gopal Goyal Kanda

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Gopal Goyal Kanda Profile

  • Name:
  • Gopal Goyal Kanda
  • Born:
  • December 29, 1965
  • Born / Home Town:
  • Sirsa
  • Father:
  • Murli Dhar Kanda
  • Spouse:
  • Saraswati Devi

Gopal Goyal Kanda Biography

Gopal Goyal Kanda is an Indian politician and MLA belonging to Haryana Legislative Assembly. He was elected as an independent candidate to 12th Haryana assembly elections from the Sirsa constituency. Earlier he was associated with INLD Party and Indian National Congress. This politician gained nationwide attention after Geetika Sharma suicide case in 2009, an employee who worked in his hotel in Goa. Model Nupur Mehta and Ankita were also named as key suspects. All these three girls were Gopal Goyal Kanda’s employees. In her suicide note, Geetika alleged that Kanda and Aruna Chadha were responsible for her death.

 

He was born in Sirsa, Haryana on 29 December 1965. His ancestors were market traders. But his father was a lawyer. He is a school dropout and has tried business with real estate, shoes, airlines and many more. His official name is Gopal Kumar Goyal. In 1997 he reached Gurgaon with real-estate business. He became a party worker for the INLD party and very soon rose to a prominent leader. He made huge contributions to Om Prakash Chautala and his party to win 1998 state assembly elections. After INLD’s loss in 2005 state elections, he built relationship with Congress party and in 2009 got elected to state assembly. He also supported the INC and Bhupinder Singh Hooda at State government and was given the portfolio Home ministry. But his oppositions accused of using money power to win elections.  

 

Kanda launched MDLR Airlines in 2007. Geetika Sharma was a former airhostess of his Airlines who before her death placed a suicide note blaming Kanda and Chadda to be responsible for her death. Following the allegations Kanda had to resign from the post of home minister in Haryana. He was known to be generous to his lady employees and used to gift them expensive gifts like flats and cars. Delhi Police took him in custody and was given bail on 4 March 2014, when the charge of sexual exploitation was dropped by Delhi High Court. Geetika's mother committed suicide in 2013 the same way her daughter did.

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Updated: September 03, 2014

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