Eight miscreants booked for assaulting woman, snatching earrings

Dilbag Singh

Eight miscreants booked for assaulting woman, snatching earrings

SHAHKOT 25 OCTOBER 

  The Shahkot police have booked eight miscreants for assaulting a woman, snatching her earrings, and damaging her vehicle.

Investigating Officer (IO) Parmindar Singh said that the accused have been identified as Shubham alias Joyia son of Jaspal, Shaipy son of Billu and Aakash son of Billu, all residents of Meine Wal Aaraiyan village, and their five unidentified accomplices.

Dharamjit alias Kachi Giri alias Lado Rani, daughter of Mohann Lal, a resident of Koharr Kalan village, complained to the police that she was travelling in her Kia car on the morning of October 23 when five unidentified accused travelling in an Innova SUV waylaid her by stopping their SUV in front of her car near Killi village, smashed the windshield of her car, assaulted her, and snatched her earrings. She said the criminals were acting on behalf of three Rai Pur village accused.

IO said a case under sections 304(snatching), 115(2),118(2) (voluntarily causing grievous hurt), 126 (wrongful restraint), 61(2) (criminal conspiracy), 324(4) (mischief), 190 and 191(3) (rioting and unlawful assembly) of the BNS has been registered against the accused and their five unidentified accomplices.

This daylight incident of snatching has created a sense of insecurity among residents and exposed police patrolling and functioning.