13-year-old girl consumes poison in Bhikhiwind
Our Correspondent
Tarn Taran, March 17
A 13-year-old girl of Bhikhiwind town attempted suicide by consuming some poisonous substance on Tuesday. She was perturbed over defaming her and family members by some mischievous elements of the town. The girl has been admitted to a private hospital where her condition continues to be critical, the doctor said.
The Bhikhiwind police have booked Rohit Kohli, Lovepreet Singh, Gagan, Ashu and their three accomplices in the case.
The police said the family of the girl was celebrating her birthday on March 15. The girl’s uncle went to the market to purchase burger for the celebration. The accused were already at the burger shop and told the uncle that they too were celebrating his niece’s birthday. Rohit Kohli said that he wanted to marry her. After knowing about the incident from her uncle she consumed poisonous substance on Tuesday. The victim’s father in his complaint to the police alleged that the accused had been molesting his daughter on her way to the school for the last several months. The accused had been booked under Sections 376, 511, 109, 120-B of the IPC and Section 8 of the POCSO Act, the police said.
Meanwhile, on the complaint of a 40-year-old woman of nearby Khara village, the Sarhali police have booked Gurbhej Singh of Dhattal village for trespassing her house when she was alone. The police have registered a case under Section 376 of the IPC.
