People are Punjab are yet to move on from the heinous crime that took place in Jalandhar West. A 13-year-old girl was murdered in Jalandhar West on November 22. A man named Harminder Singh aka Rimpy who runs a school van was arrested under POCSO and murder charges. The heinous crime sparked protests in Jalandhar.
People, youths and women came onto the roads to demand death penalty for Rimpy. Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann also reacted to the incident and assured the family that the trial of the case will run in fast track court and deceased victim's family will get speedy justice.
In the rape and murder case of a 13-year-old girl in Jalandhar West, the court has sent the accused to judicial custody. The police brought the accused to the Sessions Court around 12:30 pm on Saturday, where the hearing continued for nearly an hour.
The judge then sent Rimpy to judicial custody. On Friday, the police had taken the accused on a one-day remand. In total, the accused remained in police remand for 12 days, during which the police claimed to have made several crucial revelations related to the case.
A 13-year-old girl's body was found in neighbour's bathroom in Paras Estate, situated near Leather Complex in Jalandhar West on November 22.
Amarjeet, the eyewitness who discovered the girl’s body, accused the police of negligence after officials allegedly failed to locate the victim during their initial search of the house.
According to Amarjeet, he and a few locals stayed near the house even after the police left, as they were not convinced that the girl had exited the premises. He claimed that despite multiple officers searching the house, including officials led by Mangat Ram, the police did not allow locals to accompany them inside and later walked out stating everything was clear.
“When the police left, people from the lane and neighbourhood also left, but around 4–5 of us stayed there. I still wasn’t convinced that the girl had gone out of that house. So I check the CCTV. After watching the CCTV, we found out clearly that the girl had entered that house. Then I asked the homeowner to let him go inside. I even tapped him on the shoulder to insist. He finally said, ‘Go and check.’
After an uproar ASI Mangat Ram was dismissed from services and others who went with him were suspended.