14-yr-old raped by auto driver

Ludhiana, January 20

A 14-year-old girl was allegedly raped by an auto-rickshaw driver in Jamalpur. The accused has been identified as Manpreet Singh of Ram Nagar.

The complainant, the father of the victim, a resident of Bhamian Kalan, here, told the police that on January 18 when he returned home, his daughter was not present in the house.

Later, when he inquired from some local residents, he got to know that the accused forcibly took her in his auto-rickshaw. He parked the vehicle at an isolated place in Giaspura where he raped her during the night.

The next morning, he dropped him outside Government School, Mundian Kalan, and fled the spot. Investigating officer ASI Jatinder Kumar said raids were being conducted at suspected whereabouts of the accused. A case has been registered against the accused.

Man held for sodomy

A man allegedly sodomised a nine-year-old boy at a shop in Khanna. The accused has been identified as Paul John of Gurunanak Nagar. The complainant, the victim’s father, told the police that on January 18, his son went to a shop on the Amloh road to buy some eatables. When he reached the place, shop owner’s brother-in-law Paul John removed the pant of his son and started sodomising him. When his son raised an alarm, the accused fled the spot. The complainant said his son told family members about the incident after reaching home. Investigating officer SI Labh Singh of the Khanna City-2 police station said he was arrested after a case was registered against him.— TNS