Punjab: Pastor Bajinder Singh sentenced to life imprisonment in 2018 rape case
Chandigarh (PTI): A court in Punjab's Mohali on Tuesday sentenced self-styled pastor Bajinder Singh to life imprisonment in a 2018 rape case.
The court of Additional District and Sessions Judge (ADSJ) Vikrant Kumar pronounced the verdict.
Bajinder was pronounced guilty on March 28 under sections 376 (rape), 323 (punishment for voluntary causing hurt) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code.
The case was registered on a complaint filed by a woman at the Zirakpur police station in Mohali in 2018.
Tight security arrangements were made at the court complex before the pronouncement of the verdict on Tuesday.
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Crane hits scooter in Belthangady; rider dies on the spot
Belthangady: A 49-year-old scooter rider died on the spot after a crane hit his vehicle from behind in Ballupet in Belthangady taluk on Tuesday.
The deceased has been identified as Jaya Mestri, a resident of Balanja village. He was living in a rented house near Belalu village and worked as a rubber tapper.
Police visited the spot and conducted an inspection. The body was shifted to the Belthangady Taluk Government Hospital for post-mortem.
A case has been registered at the Belthangady Traffic Police Station, and further investigation is underway.
