Gurdaspur, February 15,2019: Former Punjab Police officer Salwinder Singh has been convicted in a sexual abuse case by Gurdaspur court on Friday. Quantum of punishment will be pronounced on February 21.
Salwinder has been convicted for abusing his position to demand sexual favours. He had demanded sexual favours from the wife of an accused in a rape case, which was being probed by Salwinder as the then SP of Gurdaspur.
Salwinder has been booked under Section 376 C (sexual intercourse by person in authority who abuses his position to induce or seduce a woman) of IPC and other provisions of Prevention of Corruption Act.