Chargesheet filed in Dhuri school minor rape case

Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, June 4

Acting quickly on the orders of Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh, the Punjab Police on Tuesday filed the chargesheet against the accused in the Dhuri school minor rape case, within a week of the incident that had sent shock waves across the state.

The challan was filed in the court of sessions judge Sangrur on Friday, immediately after the DNA test report on accused Kamal Kumar was received from FSL Mohali.

Kamal Kumar was arrested on May 26, soon after the Dhuri police received a complaint from Civil Hospital Dhuri regarding the sexual assault of a 5-year-old schoolgirl.

ASI Malkit Singh reached the hospital and on the statement of victim’s father, a case was promptly registered.

Medical examination of the victim was carried out and her swab samples, blood samples, clothes etc were sent to the FSL Mohali.

Meanwhile, given the gravity of the crime, SHO PS City Dhuri SI Ravinder Kaur took over the investigation and added Sections 376AB and 21(2) POCSO Act 2012 to the FIR.

Kamal Kumar, who was arrested the same day, was remanded to police custody the next day, when members of the school management — Tarsem Chand, Jiwan kumar Jain and in-charge of the school Babita Rani— were also arrested.

A Special Investigation Team headed by SP Gurmeet Singh was formed under the supervision of SSP Sangrur.

The SIT obtained one day police remand of the management members and also visited the crime scene.

A site map was prepared and DVR of the school’s CCTV cameras and various documents were taken into police custody.

The mobile phone of the accused was also taken into custody, and the DVR and the phone were sent to State Cyber Cell, Mohali, for forensic analysis.