One held in Muktsar Dalit girl rape case

Tribune News Service

Malout, April 23

The Punjab Police on Saturday put under arrest one person following his surrender on Friday in the case of rape of a 22-year-old Dalit girl on March 25 at Kandukhera village.

Earlier story: Despite footage, rape accused still at large

The suspect, Jagdeep Singh 'Jojo', of Kandukhera village was sent to a three-day police remand.

Malout DSP Manwinderbir Singh said the accused has also named Sandeep Singh of Tappa Khera in the case.  

The DSP said: “We are conducting raids to arrest him.”

The arrest was made after a month despite having a video footage of a youth dragging the victim in a broad daylight.

The area falls in Lambi. The fear-struck victim has left her house and is now staying at her relative’s house in Muktsar town.

According to the FIR, the girl, who worked at a computer centre at Malout, was forcibly abducted from outside the institute on the Indira road. She was allegedly taken to a house at Tappa Khera village, where they allegedly sexually assaulted her. Later, they dropped her at Malout.