Woman suffers miscarriage after beating, cop among two booked

INCIDENT CAME TO LIGHT AFTER A VIDEO OF A WOMAN KICKING THE VICTIM WAS SHARED ON SOCIAL MEDIA

AMRITSAR: A pregnant woman suffered miscarriage ‘after being thrashed’ by two persons, including a cop, at Faizpur area here, on Sunday. Police have booked the duo.

The victim has been identified as Kawalpreet, 26, of Faizpur area in Amritsar while the accused have been identified as, Gagandeep of Faizpur and his ‘paramour’ Geeta of Sanjay Gandhi Colony.

The incident came to light after a video in which a woman is seen kicking the victim was shared on the social media on Monday.

In her complaint to the police, the victim said, “I am friends with Gagandeep’s wife Ranjna. Gangandeep is a constable and is posted in Pathankot. I told Ranjna about his affair, following which she started keeping a tab on her husband.”

“A few days ago, Ranjna caught Gagandeep and his paramour red-handed. Since then, Gagandeep and Geeta have been keeping a grudge against me,” she told police.

She said, “On Sunday, Geeta and Gagandeep with few women, trespassed my house and started thrashing me.”

Kawalpreet’s husband Jagdeep Singh rushed his wife to Guru Nanak Dev Hospital (GNDH). He said, “The doctors told me about the miscarriage and she was operated for abortion.”

However, Ranjna alleged, “My husband only accompanied Geeta and her two sisters — Simran and Kajal to Kawalpreet’s house. It was Gagandeep who recorded the video while they were thrashing my friend.”

Accusing the police of inaction, Ranjna said, “They are planning to leave the country but police instead of arresting them, are pressurising my friend, besides offering bribe to her.”

ADCP-city 2 Lakhbir Singh said, “We are yet to conduct the victim’s medical examination. After we get her medical report, more sections will be added accordingly. Station house officer (SHO), Majitha road police station, Prem Pal, has been asked to immediately issue a lookout circular for the accused. A team will also be sent to nab the accused.”

ASI Satpal Singh, said, “We have registered a case under Sections 452 , 380 , 427 , 323 , 149 of IPC against Gagandeep and Geeta.”