22 booked for theft at widow’s house in Tarn Taran

TARNTARAN: Sara-E-Amanat Khan police of Tarn Taran district on Friday have booked 22 persons, including 15 unidentified, for committing theft at a widow’s house and wreaking havoc at Cheema Kalan village, 30km from the district headquarters.

The incident took place on September 9 while the police registered the case on Thursday.

Assistant sub- inspector (ASI), Satnam Singh said the victim lodged her complaint on September 14 only as the case was being mediated for settlement by some villagers.

In her complaint, 60-year-old Sukhraj Kaur, who lives with her two daughters, said, “Local cowshed president Assu Mogia, along with his over 20 aides, entered my house after demolishing the outer wall on Saturday night.”

“The accused, with an intention to grab my residential land, started abusing us and even pelted stones at our house. My family had a narrow escape after we locked ourselves in a room,” she said, adding that the accused even took away 2,000 bricks, two quintal of iron and a submersible motor from her courtyard before leaving.

A case under the Sections 452 (trespass), 379 (theft), 447 (punishment for criminal trespass), 511 (punishment for attempting to commit offences), 506 (criminal intimidation), 148 (rioting) and 120-B (criminal conspiracy) of IPC has been registered against the accused, who are at large.