Akali MLA’s kin booked for threat call to woman

Archit Watts
Tribune News Service

Muktsar, July 16

The Malout police today booked the cousin (maternal uncle’s son) of SAD MLA from Bagha Purana for allegedly using foul language over the phone and threatening to kidnap and rape a woman of Malout two months ago.

The woman (33) had lodged a complaint with the police alleging that she had got phone calls from two mobile numbers on May 16 and 17 from an unidentified caller. He had threatened to kidnap, rape and pour acid on her. He also used foul language for her mother as well.

“On probing at our own level, we identified the caller as Harninder Singh alias Richy Mann, a resident of the neighbouring Abul Khurana village. We have the phone call recordings to substantiate the allegations,” alleged the complainant in her statement to the police.

The woman said that she works at an automobile showroom in Malout town and the accused had come there a number of times to inquire about cars. Sources said that Harninder, in his early forties, had got married a short time ago. At the time of filing of this report, the accused was at large.

Speaking over the phone, Maheshinder Singh, SAD MLA from Bagha Purana said, “Harninder is my cousin, but I never supported anyone in any wrongdoing. Had I supported Harninder, he would not have been booked. If he has done anything wrong, he will face action.”

YAD district ex-chief booked for assault

Muktsar, July 16
The Malout police today booked Dinesh Garg ‘Tony’, former district president of the Youth Akali Dal (YAD), his brother and three other persons on the charge of assaulting and intimidating his uncle, Satpal Garg.

Satpal told the police that he had gone to a wedding at a resort on the Bathinda road on July 13 in Malout, where Dinesh, his brother Deepak Garg, gunman Wazir and friends Premi Nagpal and Gurmeet were present.

“Dinesh and the others started arguing with me over a property dispute. He told his gunman to open fire. The latter fired three shots into the air. I somehow escaped and reached home,” he said. A case under sections 336, 342, 506, 148 and 149 of the IPC and 25, 27, 54 and 59 of the Arms Act has been registered. — TNS

Courtesy: The Tribune