Police had later slapped charges of attempting to abduct on the duo. While seeking regular bail from Punjab and Haryana high court, Barala's counsel on Wednesday submitted that Vikas has to take the exam on December 18, 2017.The court, however, was informed that the matter was pending before the trial court for cross examination of the victim for December 6. He has also stated that Varnika belonged to an affluent section of the society as her father is a senior bureaucrat in Haryana. "The hype created by the media and the undue publicity given to the case mounted such pressure upon the investigation agency that it has added offences, the ingredients of which are woefully missing. He has also submitted that he was being targeted by persons who have an axe to grind as his father was a promine

Source: Times of India November 29, 2017 20:37 UTC