Amidst politicisation of the death of 13-year-old girl in Moga by her molesters, the Punjab State Human Rights Commission on Monday took suo motu cognisance of another similar molestation case in Khanna. The Commission, headed by PSHRC chairperson Justice (retired) Jagdish Bhalla, has sought report from Khanna Senior Superintendent of Police by June 30, the next date of hearing in the matter.
The suo motu was taken on the basis of a new report revealing that a 35-year-old woman was allegedly molested in a moving bus in Khanna. In a complaint lodged at Khanna police station, the woman said that the incident took place after she boarded a ludhiana-bound private bus at Mandi Gobindgarh on Sunday. She alleged that a man sitting next to her started molesting her.
After she complained to the bus conductor, the seat of the accused was changed but he allegedly continued to pass lewd remarks, said the police adding that the woman even slapped the alleged molester, who was in twenties. The accused then alighted from the bus at the next stop.
The woman accused the driver and the bus conductor of being hand in glove with the alleged molester and helping him escape, they said. DIG ludhiana Range NS Dhillon said that on the basis of woman’s complaint, the bus driver and conductor have been arrested and the bus has been impounded. However, the main accused was still at large, police said, adding a manhunt has been launched to nab him.