Shocking Incident in Punjab: Girl Brutally Raped and Murdered
Balachour(The Uttam Hindu): A shocking case of rape and murder of a young girl has surfaced on Punjab roads. D.S.P. Raj Kumar and Inspector Jarnail Singh informed that the victim's brother, Balachaur, gave a statement to the police that his 19-year-old sister, who had passed her 10th standard and was also getting training in beauty therapy, did not return home the previous night. Being concerned, he tried to ring up her sister's mobile number; he found a woman at the other end, who claimed that the daughter had lost consciousness and had been taken to Saini Hospital.
Upon their arrival at the hospital, they found nobody present. Subsequently, Bhajan Kaur arrived and took them to her house on Phillaur Road in Rahon. Upon arrival, they found the girl lying dead on a cot in the verandah of the house. He confirmed that she had died. They questioned her, and Bhajan Kaur was unable to satisfactorily explain this to them.
Further investigations revealed that Bhajan's grandson, Lovepreet alias Love, son of Harnek Singh, a resident of Phillaur Road, had lured the victim and invited her to a hotel on Machhiwada Road. He allegedly carried out sexual acts against her consent and caused her loss of consciousness. It is reported that Lovepreet and the hotel owner carried her to his home on a motorcycle, where the body was attempted to be dismembered after death. The family is certain that she was murdered after the assault and is demanding legal measures against the perpetrators.
D.S.P. Raj Kumar and Inspector Jarnail Singh verified that on the basis of a statement from the victim's brother, three cases had been filed against the accused and were working to expedite the arrest of all three.