Simarjit Singh Bains case: Party men ‘rough up’ complainant

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, October 22

A woman, who had levelled rape allegations and got FIR registered against Lok Insaaf Party (LIP) chief and MLA Simarjit Singh Bains, was allegedly roughed up by women LIP workers during a protest march on Friday.

After another woman withdrew her sexual harassment complaint against Bains, the LIP workers today organised a protest march against SAD leaders here. The protesting workers alleged that SAD and Congress were behind “false” complaints against Bains.

The LIP workers also burned the effigy of SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal and party leader Harish Rai Dhanda.

During the protest, the woman complainant also reached the spot along with her supporters. She started raising slogans against Bains. After which she was allegedly roughed up by women LIP workers. To control the situation, the police detained the LIP workers.

Notably, two women had levelled rape/sexual harassment allegations against Bains. But, one of these two women had withdrawn her complaint, alleging that she was threatened by SAD and Congress leaders to lodge a false complaint against MLA Bains.