Punjab: 55-year-old woman assaulted, paraded semi-naked in Tarn Taran; 4 held
Tarn Taran, Apr 6: A 55-year-old woman was assaulted and paraded semi-naked here allegedly by her son's in-laws after he got married against the wishes of the bride's parents, police said on Saturday.
Four people have been arrested over the incident on Saturday while the fifth accused is at large, Station House Officer Sunita Bawa said.
The incident occurred on March 31 in a village, a few days after the victim's son eloped with a woman and married her against her family's wishes, police said.
According to the complaint filed by the victim, she was alone at her home when her son's in-laws allegedly assaulted her and tore off her clothes.
They paraded her in the village in a semi-naked condition, the victim alleged.
A purported video of the victim being paraded surfaced on social media on Friday.
The woman’s mother Kulwinder Kaur Mani, her brothers Sharanjit Singh Shanni and Gurcharan Singh, and a family friend Sunny Singh were arrested the SHO said.
The accused will be produced in a court to seek their remand and the mobile phone used to make the video has also been seized, she said.
Efforts are being made to nab the fifth accused as well, she added.
Based on the complaint, an FIR was registered on April 3 under the Indian Penal Code sections 354 (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty), 354B (assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to disrobe), 354D (stalking), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt) and 149 (unlawful assembly).
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Cong fields Alka Lamba from Kalkaji against CM Atishi
New Delhi, Jan 3: The Congress on Friday announced the candidature of Alka Lamba from the Kalkaji constituency where she will take on AAP leader and Chief Minister Atishi in the upcoming assembly polls.
The Congress on Friday released its third list of candidates -- which has just one name -- for the assembly polls due in February.
According to the All India Congress Committee, the Central Election Committee has approved Lamba's candidature from Kalkaji.
Lamba, who is the All India Mahila Congress chief, had won the Chandani Chowk seat in 2015 contesting as an Aam Aadmi Party candidate. She joined the Congress in September 2019.
The AAP's Atishi will take on Lamba from the Kalkaji seat.
The Congress has already released its two lists, declaring a total of 47 candidates for the elections to the 70-member Assembly. The AAP has released its list of all the candidates for the polls.
The Central Election Committee has approved the candidature of Ms. @LambaAlka as Congress candidate to contest the forthcoming general election to the Legislative Assembly of Delhi from 51 - Kalkaji constituency. pic.twitter.com/GcNwTjtwvG
— Congress (@INCIndia) January 3, 2025
