Archive · 23 Jul 2025
Stalking Accused Vikas Barala Appointed Haryana Law Officer
Imagine a man named Vikas, whose dad is a politician.
Vikas was accused of bothering a woman in 2017.
Despite this, he's now been hired as a lawyer for the government in Haryana.
He will help represent the government in court.
This happened as part of a larger hiring of 100 law officers.
The woman he was accused of bothering was the daughter of a high-ranking government official.
The accusations against him included stalking and attempted kidnapping.
The case from 2017 is still going on in court.
Vikas Barala, son of BJP MP Subhash Barala, has been appointed as a law officer in Haryana.
He will serve as an Assistant Advocate General representing the state government.
Barala and a friend were charged with stalking and attempting to kidnap a senior IAS officer's daughter in 2017.
The incident occurred when his father was the Haryana BJP chief.
The trial for the stalking case is ongoing in a Chandigarh court.
- Who
- Vikas Barala, son of BJP MP Subhash Barala; the accuser is the daughter of a senior IAS officer.
- What
- Vikas Barala, accused of stalking, appointed as law officer.
- When
- Appointment announced Wednesday; incident occurred in 2017.
- Where
- Haryana, India.
- Why
- Barala's appointment as an Assistant Advocate General.
Concerns
Arguments
Fairness
Concerns
Appointment raises questions about the fairness and the appearance of conflict of interest, given the ongoing stalking case and the accused individual's connections to the ruling party.
Arguments
The appointment followed the Haryana Law Officers (Engagement) Act of 2016, based on qualifications and a selection process.
- Appointee
- Vikas Barala
- Position
- Assistant Advocate General
- Accusation
- Stalking and attempted kidnapping
- Father's Position
- BJP MP Subhash Barala
- Incident Year
- 2017
- Court
- Chandigarh court
- Recruitment Date
- July 18