CM not allowing police to act against Simarjit Bains: SAD

The court of the additional CJM in Ludhiana ordered the police to register a case against Bains on the basis of the complaint from a woman who accused him of rape and sexual exploitation

The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Saturday said that chief minister Capt Amarinder Singh is not allowing the police to proceed against Lok Insaaf Party (LIP) leader Simarjit Bains even as a Ludhiana court had ordered to book him for rape on the complaint of a woman.

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Virsa Singh Valtoha addressing a press conference in Amritsar. (Sameer Sehgal /HT)

Addressing a press conference here, SAD spokesperson Virsa Singh Valtoha said, “It is eight months since the 44-year-old widow had accused Bains of raping and sexually exploiting her. The police failed to take any action in the matter despite clear cut apex court guidelines on such issues. The victim was forced to go to the courts to seek justice and finally after a protracted legal battle, the court of the additional CJM in Ludhiana ordered the police to register a case against Bains on the basis of the complaint of the victim. The police, however, have still not swung into action.”

“Earlier, the Gurdaspur sessions court had ordered custodial interrogation of Bains for threatening the deputy commissioner but the police didn’t execute the court directive. We demand that the DGP be proceeded against in both cases,” Valtoha said.