In her complaint, a 44-year-old woman had alleged that Bains raped her on several occasions between April and October 2020 on the pretext of helping her in a property dispute. On July 10 last year, the division number six police had registered an FIR under sections 376 (rape), 354 (sexual harassment), 354-B (sexual assault), 506 (criminal intimidation) and 120-B (criminal conspiracy) . Indian Penal Code (IPC) against Bains, his brothers Karamjit Singh, Paramjit Singh PammaActivists Baljinder Kaur, Jasbir Kaur Bhabhi, Sukhchain Singh and PA Gopi Sharma.
SHO Sub Inspector Madhubala of Police Division No. 6 said that the accused was arrested on Saturday afternoon. He said that they have also started raids to arrest other accused in the case.
The police officer said that the accused had filed a bail plea in the Supreme Court, but it was rejected recently.
Joint Commissioner of Police (Rural) Ravcharan Singh Brar He said that Karamjeet was arrested from Ranjit Avenue where Balwinder Singh Bains’s house is being built. They said they are in the process of attaching their properties and confiscation of bank accounts as per the court order.
Meanwhile, complainant’s counsel Harish Rai Dhanda said that the apex court on Friday rejected the bail application of the accused.
He said that the next date of hearing of the matter in the lower court is July 4.
Meanwhile, the complainant in the case said, “My dharna will continue outside the CP office till the arrest of all the seven accused.”
(As per Supreme Court directions on matters relating to sexual harassment, the identity of the victim is not disclosed to protect her privacy),