Youth booked for bid to rape minor

Ludhiana, August 20

A youth attempted to rape a 12-year-old girl at New Bhagwan Nagar, Tibba. The accused, Simranjeet Singh (21) of Goyal Colony, pointed a sharp weapon at the girl, but timely intervention by the victim’s mother saved her. An unknown woman had also accompanied the youth.

The victim’s mother told the police said she had been living in a rented accommodation at New Goyal colony for the past few months, where one of our neighbours Simranjeet Singh used to visit their house.

She said earlier also the accused had attempted to sexually exploit her daughter and the accused’s parents were informed about the same. Then he promised that he would not repeat it but he didn’t budge.

“Later, we shifted our residence from New Goyal Colony to New Bhagwan Nagar due to constant harassment by the accused,” she said.

On August 11, he entered the room of my daughter. The accused pointed sharp weapon at her and forcibly put off her clothes, she said.

“After listening to the cries of my daughter, I went to her room and was shocked to see that the accused was attempting to rape her. After seeing me, he fled along with some unknown woman on a scooter,” alleged the victim’s mother.

ASI Kulwinder Singh said a case of rape was registered against the accused and the woman and raids were on to nab them. — TNS

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