Man nabbed on rape charge

Jalandhar, February 10

The Kapurthala police have arrested a person on the rape charge after a foetus was found at Sarai Jattan village in Kapurthala on February 2.

The female foetus was found floating in a pond at Sarai Jattan village in Sultanpur Lodhi on February 2. During investigation, the police found that the foetus was dumped by a Sarai Jattan-based woman along with her mother and aunt. The police said on the basis of the allegations made by the woman, the police arrested a person, a resident of Sarai Jattan.

Sultanpur Lodhi SHO Hargurdev Singh said: “The woman, along with her mother and aunt, dumped the foetus in the pond. The victim alleged that she got pregnant after a man had forced physical relations with her for the past few months. A case under Sections 376 and 506 of the IPC has been registered against two persons – Charanjit Singh and Ravi – at the Sultanpur Lodhi police station. Charanjit has been arrested. The woman, who made the allegations, is unmarried”.