27-yr-old physically challenged raped

Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, October 17

A 27-year-old physically challenged woman was raped on Tuesday night when she was returning home after watching Ramlila.

The woman in her complaint has said she was abducted by two persons and was taken to a nearby place where she was violated.

The woman was a divorcee and had a child, a police official said.

The police said one of the accused was known to her.

High drama was witnessed outside a local police station when relatives of the victim, along with councillor Lakhvir Singh Bajwa, alleged that the police were not registering a case against the accused.

Bajwa said he had to contact senior police officials and the MLA of the constituency to get a case registered in this regard.

“I reached the police station when I got to know about the matter,” the councillor said.

Basti Bawa Khel SHO Gagandeep Singh said a case under Section 306 (rape) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) has been registered against the accused.

The SHO said the victim had gone with her sister to watch Ramlila but the latter had to return home early. The victim was returning home alone when the incident occurred.

A medical examination had been conducted and the report was yet to be received. However, the investigation was on in the case, the police said.