In a shameful incident, an Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI),posted with the CIA-1 wing of the Bathinda police, was caught red-handed while allegedly raping a woman in her house in Bathinda. Thevillagers who came to the rescue of the woman, recorded the incident on their mobile cameras.
In the video, ASI, Gurwinder Singh, isseen in a compromising position while pleading the villagers to stop thecamera.
The incident took place at woman’s house in Bucho town inBathinda. The woman alleged that the ASI in question had sought sexual favours and had repeatedly raped her after implicating her son in an NDPScase.
The woman in her complaint to the police said thatASI Gurwinder Singh has registered a false case against her 20-year-old son under theNDPC Act. She said the policeman deliberately lodged a case against his son inorder to pressurize her into a physical relationship with him.
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Meanwhile, the video of incident has gone viral on socialmedia sites and people from all walks of life are raising questions on the lawand order situation in the state. “Earlier Punjab Police was harassing poorpeople on streets, now they have stoop even low and are raping woman insidetheir homes”, a social media user commented.
In addition, the villagers have sought a fair probe intothe matter and release of the victim’s son along with strict punishment for theASI.
As per reports, a case had been registered againstthe ASI after the village residents approached higher police officials indistrict.
Bathinda SSP Bhupinderjit Singh Virk said that an inquiryhas been initiated in the matter and woman’s statements have been registered.Besides they have also started the process to dismiss ASI from service.