Moga : Rape case registered against Youth Congress leader
Moga, June 4, 2020 : Moga police has registered a case of rape against local Youth Congress leader for raping a nurse posted at Village Nihalsinghwala.
Direction for registering this case was given by Chief Judicial Magistrate of Nihalsinghwala Ms. Amandeep Kaur. Police has registered a case under section 376 IPC against Varun Joshi son of Arun Joshi at Nihalsinghwala for raping a 35 year old nurse in his case on a ‘kucha’ road between Bhagike and Saidoke village. Police is now hunting for the accused who is eluding arrest.
According to police officials Varun Joshi’s wife Mamta Rani is Sarpanch of the village where the victim was posted in primary health care centre. Accused for blackmailing here for last several month and had taken a good amount of money from her. He was constantly pressurizing her to develop sexual relations with him but the victim had refused blatantly.
Few days ago Varun visited the primany health centre and asked he to sit in his Innova car and he took the victim to a ‘kucha’ road between Bhagike and Saidoke village and raped here.
When the police refused to register a case on her complaint victim moved an application before the Chief Judicial Magistrate of Nihalsinghwala, Ms Amandeep Kaur under section 156 (3) of the CrPC following which the court, ordered to register case against the alleged accused Congress leader. Now the police registered the case against him. Court has also directed police to take action against police officials who were responsible for delay in registering FIR when the victim had made complaint.