Accused woman suffering from delusion disorder, says report

Chandigarh, November 5

Haryana woman, who was arrested by the Chandigarh Police while forcing her entry into the official residence of Haryana Chief Secretary in Sector 7 here in June, has been diagnosed with “delusional disorder”.

Additional Sessions Judge Jaibir Singh had ordered to conduct the mental calibre test of the woman and his male accomplice after they showed unusual behavior during the hearing last month.

When confronted, the woman said she did nothing wrong by entering the house and asserted she would visit the house of Chief Secretary Vijay Vardhan again “as a wife cannot be stopped from entering the house of her husband”.

She also demanded that her matter should be referred to the CBI. The woman questioned the court that how a Haryana Police constable could lodge a complaint with the UT police against her.

After observing the conduct of the accused, the court ordered the jail authorities to conduct a mental capability test, saying that they were talking in a manner in which a prudent person cannot and should not talk.

The FIR was registered against the duo on the complaint of a policeman deputed at the Chief Secretary’s residence, for the offences committed under Sections 379 A, 353, 452, 34 IPC of the IPC.

The incident took place on June 1, 2021.

After the order, a committee of doctors at the GMCH-32, conducted a medical test on the accused and submitted the report to the court through the Superintendent of Model Jail, Chandigarh.

The doctors also had a tough time conducting the medical tests of the woman as she initially denied them permission for any such tests. However, the tests were conducted after the court’s direction.

As per the report, the accused woman has been tentatively diagnosed with persistent delusional disorder.

In respect of the male accused, it is mentioned in the report that he had traits of narcissism, repressed aggression and disturbance by acute stimuli and strong tensions.

The committee also informed the court that treatment of the accused woman had been started and it would apprise the court about the progress of her mental status in next two weeks.

About her male accomplice, it was mentioned that for confirmation of a psychiatric illness he would require detailed evaluation and observation.

After examining the reports, the court fixed the next date of hearing for November 11.

The police said the woman had made two attempts to enter the house. In one of the attempts, she tried to enter the house without intimating the security guards, who stopped her. Subsequently, she tried to enter the house after scaling the boundary wall. — TNS