LIP's Simarjeet Singh Bains declared 'proclaimed person' for 'violating' Covid-19 norms

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, April 8

The court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Harsimranjit Singh has declared former MLA and Lok Insaaf Party chief Simarjeet Singh Bains a “proclaimed person” for allegedly violating the Covid-19 norms while staging a dharna outside the office of Ludhiana Commissioner of Police.

During the dharna, the protesters had allegedly flouted the mandatory mask and social distancing norms. A complaint was filed by a public servant.

A proclaimed person is liable to face jail term of up to 3 years, while a person declared proclaimed offender may serve up to seven years.

Meanwhile, Additional Sessions Judge Rashmi Sharma today reserved orders on a bail plea filed by Bains in a rape case registered against him on the complaint of a 44-year-old woman. The orders are likely to be pronounced on April 11, the next date fixed by the court. —

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