2 booked for rape in separate cases

Tribune News Service
Amritsar, February 5

The Gharinda police have booked a person for allegedly raping a minor girl in Chak Mukand village.

The accused has been identified as Heera Singh, a resident of same village.

A case has been registered under Sections 376 and 363 of the IPC and Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act against the accused.

The victim’s father told the police that on February 2, the accused forcibly took his 14-year-old daughter to his house and raped her. He said the victim told him that the accused used to sexually harass her earlier as well.

The police said medical examination of the girl was conducted and her statement was recorded. Cops said they were conducting raids to nab the accused.

In another incident, the Sadar police have booked a person for allegedly trying to rape a 9-year-old girl. The incident occurred on January 22.

The accused has been identified as Varun of Bhutanpura village. The victim’s mother told the police that the accused lived opposite their house and on January 22, her daughter informed her that the accused removed her clothes and tried to rape her.

The police have registered a case under Sections 376 and 511 of the IPC and Section 10 of the POCSO Act.

3 members of auto gang held

Days after a salesman of a courier company was robbed by an auto-rickshaw gang, the police have arrested three members of the gang. The accused have been identified as Dharmvir Singh, Vikas Kumar and Ajay of Nangali Bhatha. The police have seized the auto-rickshaw, which was used in the crime, along with three mobile phones and cash from them.

The victim, Vinay Singh, told the police that on January 29, he went to Jammu and on his way back, his bus broke down at Vijay Nagar. He said he hired an auto-rickshaw to reach the bus stand.

He said two persons were seated in the front and two were sitting on the rear seat. Vinay said near Celebration Mall, the accused took a U-turn and went towards Kashmir Avenue where they snatched his two mobile phones, his wallet containing Rs4,000 and other documents.

Gurmeet Singh, SHO, Majitha Road police station, said following investigations, the police zeroed in on the accused and arrested them.