The Canadian Parvasi - Issue 43

The International News Weekly India
April 27, 2018 | Toronto 12
Three days after wedding, man
gang-rapes wife with friends
Indo-Asian News Service
New Delhi: A newly married
woman from Assam
was allegedly gang-raped
by her husband and his two
friends just three days after
their wedding. The man
committed this crime as his
wife’s family had not met
their demand of dowry, mediaperson
reported on Tuesday.
The victim and the accused
man had got married
just three days before the
crime was committed, the
report said.
The incident was reported
on April 17 from Karimganj
in southern Assam. An
FIR has been lodged against
the husband who has been
arrested and a manhunt
has been started for the two
friends who are stated to be
absconding, the police reportedly
said.
The incident came in the
notice of police as the newlymarried
woman had been
admitted in a local hospital
in a serious condition.
In the FIR, lodged on
April 22, the victim said her
husband had demanded gold
jewellery in dowry, which
her family could not give
so her husband and two of
his friends raped her, the
report said. “This is absolutely
shocking. In the last
two months, we have documented
at least 20 cases of
sexual assault… the reasons
are varied but the huge economic
and social disparity
in Assam is a major factor,”
Miguel Das Queah, a rights
activist from Guwahati was
quoted as saying.
Punjabi singer’s Fb
account hacked, hacker
demands Rs 1L in ransom
Chandigarh: In a strange case of extortion, an unidentified
person has hacked the Facebook account of
Punjabi singer Balkar Sidhu and has asked for a ransom
of Rs One lakh rupees. The person has threatened
to post vulgar videos and messages if his demands are
not met.
Accroding to local daily, Balkar Sidhu has filed a
complaint with the State cyber cell in this regard. Alleging
that the hacker has been calling him up frequently
and threatening him, Balkar expressed fears that the
hacker might really go ahead and post some obscene
videos or a wrong comment which may tarnish his image.
Balkar has around 10 lakh followers and viewers
on Facebook.
Balkar said that the hacker has also provided his
Paytm account for transferring the money. He has even
claimed of transferring Rs 8400 into the account. The
Cyber Cell has started investigating the matter. The
phone number from which the hacker made calls has
been traced to Gujarat.
Mother and infant
found inside suitcase in
Amritsar bound train
Amritsar: The bodies of a mother and her 6 month
old child was found inside a suitcase on an Amritsar
bound train. The passengers alerted the security after
discovering a suitcase from the train in Nabha.
“We searched the S-4 coach and found the suitcase
under seat number 41. Upon checking, bodies of a woman,
which appeared to be in mid 20s, and a 5-6 month old
girl were found stuffed inside it,” said Jagjeet Singh, assistant
sub-inspector, GRP, Dhuri.
Police have registered a case under Sections 302
(murder), 201 (causing disappearance of evidence of offence,
or giving false information to screen offender) and
34 (acts done by several persons in furtherance of common
intention) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
Chatrapati-Ranjeet murder
case: Khatta Singh to
appear as witness again
Amritsar: The bodies of a mother and her 6 month old
child was found inside a suitcase on an Amritsar bound
train. The passengers alerted the security after discovering
a suitcase from the train in Nabha.
“We searched the S-4 coach and found the suitcase
under seat number 41. Upon checking, bodies of a woman,
which appeared to be in mid 20s, and a 5-6 month old
girl were found stuffed inside it,” said Jagjeet Singh, assistant
sub-inspector, GRP, Dhuri.
Police have registered a case under Sections 302
(murder), 201 (causing disappearance of evidence of offence,
or giving false information to screen offender) and
34 (acts done by several persons in furtherance of common
intention) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
FIR against MLA Simarjit Singh Bains for
‘trespassing’ in Ludhiana passport office
Ludhiana: A first information
report (FIR) has been
lodged against Lok Insaaf
Party (LIP) legislator Simarjit
Singh Bains for allegedly
barging into the Passport
Seva Kendra (PSK) in Ludhiana
and making videos.
This FIR has been registered
on the basis of a complaint
from the assistant passport
officer (APO) of PSK.
APO Yashpal has stated
in his complaint given to
the Ludhiana Police Commissioner
that MLA Bains,
accompanied by his armed
gunmen and supporters
forcibly entered the PSK
on Tuesday arout 12.50 pm
without any prior appointment
of permission, The
mediaperson reported on
Wednesday.
The APO alleged the legislator
and his supporters
started shooting videos on
their cell phones after which
applicants panicked and
started leaving PSK. APO
Yashpal further said the
security guard at the PSK
was also manhandled by the
MLA’s gunmen as he tried to
stop them from entering the
PSK.
The APO has accused
legislator Bains of “trespassing
secured zone of passport
office, bringing arms inside,
misbehaving with security
guard, scaring away applicants
and disrupting work,”
the report said.
On the other hand, MLA
Bains, speaking to mediapersons,
said that the registration
of FIRs cannot stop
his drive against corruption.
“I will continue visiting government
offices to expose
corruption. It is my fundamental
right. Yesterday also,
I had gone to the passport office
to expose unauthorised
agents sitting outside and
looting applicants. They
are even preparing fake
documents and charging
Rs 25,000 to Rs 50,000 per applicant.
They are targeting
poor people from rural areas
who do not even know how
to get an online appointment
as they are illiterate. I had a
fake voter ID card prepared
by one of the agents and as
soon as I reached there he
ran away. Then I went inside
and asked the passport
office staff if they verify the
files sent through agents to
which they had no reply.
Instead of taking action
against agents sitting outside,
I have been booked,”
The Indian Express quoted
MLA Bains as saying.
The MLA further said,
“I never stopped when the
Badals, during the SAD-BJP
rule, got 13 FIRs registered
against me. I will not stop
now when the Congress is
doing same thing.”
Bains reportedly said
that he was in contact with
the Ministry of External
Affairs officials. “I have
already apprised them of
entire matter. I will be personally
meeting External
Affairs Minister Sushma
Swaraj upon my return
from Australia on May 1,”
the daily quoted Bains as
saying.
The fresh FIR against
MLA Bains and his 10-15
unidentified supporters has
been lodged for the charges
of house-trespass in order to
commit offence punishable
with imprisonment (section
451 of the Indian Penal
Code), assault or criminal
force to deter public servant
from duty (section
353), obstructing public servant
in discharge of public
functions (section 186) and
criminal intimidation (section
506) by the Model Town
police in the city.
Senior Congress leader shot dead in J&K
Srinagar : A Congress
leader was killed and his
two security guards injured
in a militant attack
on Tuesday in Jammu and
Kashmir's Pulwama district,
police said.
While police initially
said that Gulam Nabi Patel
was an activist of the ruling
Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP), Chief Minister Mehbooba
Mufti identified him
as Congress leader.
Militants fired at Patel's
vehicle in Rajpora Chowk
of Pulwama, injuring him
and his guards, a police officer
said.
Patel later succumbed
to his critical injuries,
while the injured security
guards, Imtiyaz Ahmad
and Bilal Ahmed, are being
treated, the official said.
"Heartfelt condolences
to the family of senior Congress
leader, G. N. Patel
who was killed by militants
today in Rajpora. Such
cowardly acts achieve
nothing but leave one more
family devastated," said
Mehbooba Mufti in a tweet.