Cops rape minor in park
Kanchan Vasdev
Tribune News Service
Ludhiana, April 11
Two policemen allegedly raped a minor girl in the Rakh Bagh while two others caught hold of her friend when both of them were sitting near the swimming pool of the park.
The 15-year-old victim of Shahi Mohalla, who originally hails from Uttar Pradesh, had come to the Rakh Bagh along with her friend Sunny Verma around 8:30 pm.
The victim alleged that they were sitting in the park when four policemen, two of them were in uniform, approached them.
Two policemen caught hold of Sunny and took him aside and the other two took the victim near the swimming pool saying they wanted to ask her some questions. When she went with them, they allegedly raped her. She further alleged that they raped her for an hour.
The matter came to light when several evening walkers spotted the girl and Sunny, who were crying bitterly. When she narrated the horrifying incident to the passersby, they took her to the deputy commissioner’s residence, which is nearby the Rakh Bagh.
The deputy commissioner, Sumer Singh Gurjar, immediately called up the SSP, R.K. Jaiswal, who in turn asked the SP, City, I. Ashish Chaudhary, to rush to the DC’s house.
Gurjar asked the police to inquire into the matter and take strict action. The victim girl was sent to the Civil Hospital for a medical examination. Chaudhary said they were in the process of registering a case.
