BJP leader's son involved
in abduction bid
From Our Correspondent

LUDHIANA, Oct 31 — The police has identified two persons who made an unsuccessful attempt to abduct cine star Mamta Kulkarni from her hotel here last afternoon, while she was here to perform during a star nite at Lodhi Club.

The police has registered an FIR at the police station division no 5, against the two suspect — Kamal Sharma, Gurcharan Singh and three other unidentified persons under Section 170, 451 366 and 511 of the IPC, on charges of impersonating as government, servants criminal trespassing, abducting or enticing a woman with intention of compelling her for sexual offence and attempt to kidnap.

Both Kamal Sharma and Gurcharan Singh are still at large.According to information available from police sources, of the other three persons involved in the crime, one of them could also be a police official and the identity of this person was likely to be ascertained soon.

It is reliably learnt that the gunmen accompanying the suspects belonged to the Indian reserve battalion and had been provided to Mr Gurcharan Singh.

It is also learnt that the Deputy Commissioner, Mr Arun Goel, who is also Chairman of both the Satluj Club and the Lodhi Club, has ordered the cancellation of club memberships of Kamal Sharma who according to UNI is a son of BJP councillor Rekha Sharma, from the Lodhi Club and petrol station owner Gurcharan Singh from the Satluj Club.

Meanwhile, the starnite at the Lodhi Club was marred by unruly scenes when drunk police inspector, misbehaved with organisers.

Mr Arun Goel, who was the chief guest at the starnite, ordered medical examination of the police official and asked the SSP to conduct a departmental inquiry into the incident.

Among the artistes who performed during the starnite, Mamta Kulkarni was the hot favourite with the city residents, singer Amit Kumar, comedian Asrani, and other artistes like Shivangi and Pinky also enthralled the audience.

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