Kabaddi player absconding in rape case held

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, April 2

The Samrala police have arrested a national level Kabaddi player for allegedly raping a minor girl from his village. The accused has been identified as Amritpal Singh Goldy of Todarpur village, Samrala.

The Samrala DSP, Jaswinder Singh, said the Kabaddi player was accused of raping a 14-year-old girl from Todarpur village at a secluded place on March 9. When the matter came to light, the player absconded from the village.

The Samrala police had then registered a case against the accused under Sections 363 (Kidnapping), 366A (Procuration of minor girl) and 376 (Rape) of the IPC, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act and SC (Scheduled caste) & ST (Scheduled tribe) Act.

The police conducted raids at suspected hideouts of the accused and nabbed him from Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh, the DSP added.

The accused did not represent country in Kabaddi, but had played matches in foreign nations, the DSP said.