A man has been convicted of assaulting his sister-in-law on Sunday. The 26-year-old complainant, a resident of Bawa settlement, who was married five years ago, said her husband’s brother had only tried several times to establish a physical relationship with her . She had also told her husband, but to no avail. A case was filed under Section 354 (Use of criminal force with intent to outrage the decency of a woman) of the Indian Penal Code. This is the second such incident in the past three days where a woman has been sexually assaulted by her husband’s family. . HTC
Fearing bad grades, 16-year-old hangs himself
Ludhiana
A day after appearing for her Class 10 pre-boarding exam, a 16-year-old girl hung herself from the ceiling fan in her home on Sunday night. His family said the victim felt he had failed the test. Her younger sister was the first to find her lifeless body. She was rushed to hospital, where doctors pronounced her dead upon arrival. The victim wanted to become a doctor. His body was sent for autopsy and a case was filed under the Criminal Procedure Code.
Abandoned newborn girl dies
Ludhiana
A newborn girl, with her umbilical cord still attached, was found abandoned on a plot in
Maskin Nagar on Sundays.
3 Rob taxi driver, give him the bus ticket
Ludhiana Posing as passengers, three
disbelievers robbed a taxi driver from his car at gunpoint in Khanna. While fleeing, the accused gave him ₹150 bus tickets to reach Moga. The victim, Jagdish Rai from Moga, said the accused approached him on Saturday to ask him to take them to Khanna. After reaching Khanna, the defendants drew their guns and asked him to come down. A complaint was filed against the accused.