An 18-year-old basketball player suffered multiple fractures after three youths, who allegedly tried to rape her, pushed her off the roof of a stadium in Punjab's Moga district, police said on Thursday.
The player was admitted to a private hospital in Ludhiana where she was undergoing treatment for injuries in both her legs and her jaw. The incident took place on August 12, and all three accused have been on the run since police said.
According to the complaint filed by the victim's father, his daughter had gone to the stadium in Moga for practice. One of the accused, identified as Jatin Kanda, allegedly tried to rape her at the stadium. When she resisted and tried to escape, he allegedly pushed her off from a height of around 25 feet, which seriously injured her in multiple places.
A case under several sections, including 307 (attempt to murder) and 376 (rape), of the IPC, has been registered against Jatin and his two accomplices. Moga Senior Superintendent of Police Gulneet Khurana on Thursday said raids are being made to arrest the accused.
Mayor meets Union Home Minister at Delhi
Chandigarh: Sarbjit Kaur Dhillon, Mayor, Chandigarh on Thursday met with Union Home Minister Amit Shah at New Delhi. She was accompanied by Dalip Sharma, Senior Deputy Mayor and Anup Gupta, Deputy Mayor. During the meeting, the Mayor raised some important issued of Chandigarh with the Home Minister including due share be released to Chandigarh as per 4th Delhi Finance Commission; the old property be approved from leasehold to freehold bases; Lal Dora issue of villages in Chandigarh be resolved at the earliest; need based changes be allowed in residential as well as commercial properties in Chandigarh; 1693 posts of Chandigarh Administration be revived including creating of 2096 new posts and policy be framed for the security of contractual employees.