Court junks MLA Simarjit Singh Bains' plea to transfer rape case

Ludhiana, January 6

Court of Sessions Judge Munish Singal today dismissed the plea of Lok Insaaf Party chief and MLA Simarjit Singh Bains from Atam Nagar constituency to transfer the pending rape case against him from the court of Illaqa Magistrate to some other court.

In its plea, Bains mentioned that the case was a result of political rivalry. It was also averred that the police had filed the incomplete chargesheet against him before the court, which was not acceptable.

On November 16, 2020, the woman had moved an application to the Ludhiana Commissioner of Police for registration of FIR against Bains, Kamaljit Singh, Baljinder Kaur, Jasbir Kaur, Sukhchain Singh, Paramjit Singh and Gogi Sharma of Ludhiana. She sat on a dharna outside his office. But when no FIR was registered, she moved a local court, seeking an FIR and thereafter, the case was registered in July 2021. But none has been arrested so far. — TNS