Punjabi singer Amandeep Singh lamba was arrested on Thursday after a woman alleged that she was raped by the singer in March. The accused was summoned for investigation on Thursday as he was granted exemption from court till Wednesday, police said. lamba was summoned by the South district police on Thursday to join the investigation and was arrested, a police official said.
A First Information Report (FIR) was filed on the complaint of the victim in the first week of the current month. She had accused the singer of forcing sexual relationship on the pretext of marriage. She alleged that the singer called her on the 11th of March of this year and asked her to pick him up from the Delhi Airport at midnight. They had dinner after which she states that she invited him to her house because he said he was tired. When she was about to leave the room to go to her mother's room, the singer allegedly raped her.
The complainant also stated in the FIR that she didn't call for help because she was at her house. The singer then allegedly told the complainant that he would marry her after sorting the issue with his parents. She claimed that she was raped again on 16th March.
The complainant in her report claimed that she was not aware that Amandeep was married. However, the singer claims that she knew of his marital status as they were acquainted since January 2018. However the counsel of the accused claimed that facts about singer's marital status were available through his social media accounts.