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Lawyer booked in rape case

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The local city police have booked a practicing lawyer in a rape case involving a teenage girl on Wednesday. The accused has been identified as Gurnam Singh, a resident of Golden Avenue.

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The statement of the victim’s father was recorded by Sub Inspector Kiranpal Kaur. The victim’s father stated that the accused attempted to marry the victim by creating a fake Aadhaar card that showed the victim as being of legal age, based on forged documents.

The city police reported that a case has been registered under sections 96, 137, 351(2), and 64 of the BNS, as well as under Section 6 of the POCSO Act. The accused has been taken into police custody.

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