Karamjit Bains’s bail plea dismissed

Ludhiana: The court of additional sessions judge Shiv Mohan Garg on Monday dismissed the bail plea of Karamjit Bains, brother of Lok Insaf Party (LIP) chief Simarjit Singh Bains in a “rape” case, in which the latter is also an accused. A 44-year-old woman alleged that she had been raped by Bains several times between April 2020 and October 2020 on the pretext of helping her in a property dispute. On July 10 last year, police registered an FIR under sections 376 (rape), 354 (sexual harassment), 354-B (sexual assault), 506 (criminal intimidation) and 120-B (criminal conspiracy) of the IPC against Bains, his brothers Karamjit Singh, Paramjit Singh Pamma, workers Baljinder Kaur, Jasbir Kaur Bhabhi, Sukhchain Singh and PA Gopi Sharma. Harish Rai Dhanda, counsel for complainant, said Karamjit Bains is facing allegations under sections 120 B (criminal conspiracy) and 354 A (sexual harassment) of the IPC.