Man booked for raping minor niece

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, September 25

A 15-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her maternal uncle at Bhullar village falling under the Lopoke police station area.

Husband, father-in-law accused of sexual harassment

Amritsar: A married woman has accused her husband and father-in-law of sexual harassment and dowry. The police have registered a case in this regard while no arrest has been made till now. The victim lodged a complaint with the police on July 22 while a case was registered on Friday following a probe conducted by Assistant Superintendent of Police Abhimanyu Rana. In her statement to the police, she alleged that her husband Gupreet Singh and father-in-law Salinder Singh who were drug addicts and used to sexually harass her and also tried to rape her. She said Salinder Singh used to come naked in front of her. The police registered a case under Sections 498-A, 354, 354-A and 509 of the IPC against Gurpreet and his father Salinder, both residents of Mahal Colony in Ajnala, after taking legal opinion. Further investigation was under progress, said the police, adding that efforts were on to nab the suspects. TNS

The police have registered a case after a complaint was lodged by the victim even as the incident occurred five days ago. The accused was identified as Daler Singh of Chainpur village in the Rajasansi police station area. She told the police that on Monday, she was going to the residence of her relative, when the accused, who was her maternal uncle met her. She said he made her sit on his bike. She said he took her to some secluded place near the canal distributary in the village, where he raped her.

She alleged that the accused was forcing her to get married with him and earlier also had harassed her physically and sexually.

She said Daler Singh parked his bike at Khiayla bus stand and took her to Ludhiana on bus. She said they stayed there at a gurdwara for three days. She said she then escaped and reached home by bus. She narrated the entire incident to her parents and a complaint was lodged. The police said a case under Sections 376, 363, 366-A and 506 of the IPC and Section 4 of the POCSO Act was registered.