Hindustan Times (Amritsar)

Why no action on plaint against Radhe Maa, HC asks police

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CHANDIGARH: The Punjab and Ha ryana high court on Tuesday issued a notice against theKap urthala senior superinten­dent of police (SSP) asking why contempt proceeding­s should not be initiated against him for failing to act on a complaint against selfstyled“god woman”Sukh winder Kaur, alias Radhe Maa.

The single bench of justice Daya Chaudhary passed the orders against the SSP on the complaint filed by Ph ag war a resident S ur in der Mitt al. The matter will now be heard on October 13.

“The high court issued as howcause no tic et oK a pu rt hal aSS P as to why contempt proceeding­s should not be initiated against him for the intentiona­l disobedien­ce of the (earlier) court order,” counsel for the complainan­t Krisha nS inghDadw al said.

Mittal had lodged a complaint against Radhe Maa, seeking registrati­on of a case against her in 2015 for allegedly hurting religious sentiments by posing as Hindu goddess Durga at a func- tion in Phagwara in 2012.

Dadw al claimed that when no action was taken by the police, Mitt al approached the high court, seeking appropriat­e directions in the matter. The then single bench of the court directed the Kapurthala SSP to look into the allegation­s levelled by the complainan­t, determine if any cognisable offence was made out and then act accordingl­y, Dadwal said. He claimed that despite reminding the police about the court order, no action was taken on the complaint by the police. PTI/HTC

 ?? HT FILE ?? Sukhwinder Kaur, alias Radhe Maa
HT FILE Sukhwinder Kaur, alias Radhe Maa

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