PIONEER EDGE NEWS SERVICE/Dehradun Police have started investigating the allegations of fraud, assault, criminal intimidation and conspiracy to murder levelled by cabinet minister Rekha Arya against her husband Girdhari Lal Sahu. The police said that further action would depend on the findings of the investigation. The superintendent of police (City) Shekhar Chandra Suyal said that a case had been registered at the Cantonment police station on Thursday following a written complaint by Arya. He said that the allegations were being examined under various legal provisions and declined to comment on a video linked to the case, stating that it was part of the ongoing investigation. According to the FIR, Arya alleged that Sahu had concealed his previous marriage and children when he married her in 2004. She claimed that she learnt about his earlier marriage several years later but remained silent, keeping her children’s future in mind.The minister further alleged that Sahu had relationships with other women and that objections to these relationships led to physical assault, verbal abuse and threats to her life. She also alleged that casteist remarks were made against her in front of staff at her official residence. In her complaint, Arya also accused Sahu of using forged signatures and fabricated documents to show her as having resigned from director positions in certain companies, despite her not having submitted any resignation. She further alleged that an audio recording she recently received contained a conversation in which Sahu and a woman were discussing a conspiracy to kill her. Arya expressed apprehension for her own safety and that of her minor children and sought legal action against her husband. The FIR lists charges under Sections 120-B, 323, 420, 467, 468, 471, 495, 498-A, 504 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code, along with provisions of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. Earlier on Thursday, Arya released a video and two audio recordings. She claimed in her video message that she was subjected to domestic and mental harassment and expressed concern for her children’s safety. The police have said that the audio recordings have been sent for forensic examination. Police said that the investigation was underway and further action would be taken on the basis of its findings. The allegations against Sahu are yet to be established through the investigation.