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Pregnant nurse assault: Shiromani Akali Dal leader, son arrested

Pregnant nurse assault: Shiromani Akali Dal leader, son arrested

6Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Paramjeet Singh and his son Gurjeet Singh, accused in the assault of a pregnant nurse in Baghapurana village of Moga, the video of which led to widespread outrage, were arrested by the police on Saturday.
The duo was arrested from the Rajeana village bus stand in Baghapurana.
Baghapurana deputy superintendent of police Jaspal Singh said the police were conducting raids to nab the accused and on Saturday, at around 3 pm, they got tip-off that the sarpanch and his family were roaming near the bus stand.
“We immediately sent the police team and nabbed both the accused,” Jaspal Singh said.
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP from Sangrur Bhagwant Mann is expected to visit the nurse’s house in the evening.
The father-son had assaulted the five-month pregnant nurse, Ramandeep Kaur, at Gupta Hospital after she reportedly asked them to wait for the discharge formalities of a villager.
“He (Paramjeet) started abusing me, saying ‘tu mainu jaandi nahin, main Akali sarpanch haan’ (You don’t know me. I am an Akali sarpanch),” she stated in her first-information report (FIR).
“After that, Gurjeet pushed me and, when I tried to resist, he and his son thrashed me. I received internal injuries,” she stated. A security-camera video of the assault made it to social media.
Police booked the duo under sections 451 (house trespass to commit an offence), 323 (punishment for causing hurt voluntarily), 506 (punishment for criminal intimidation), and 34 (common intent in crime) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
Opposition parties have decried the ruling SAD over the case and there are demands for not only his sacking by the party but also an apology by Akali MP and Union minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal, who runs a campaign named ‘Nanhi Chhaan’ for women empowerment.

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