Ludhiana: A local court on Thursday issued non-bailable warrants of arrest against Lok-Insaaf party chief Simarjeet Singh Bains, MLA from Atam Nagar constituency, and six others in a rape case registered on the complaint of a 44-year-old woman.
The Court of Judicial Magistrate Harsimranjit Kaur issued order after observing that the court on November 12, ordered issuance of bailable warrants against the MLA and other accused after the filing of chargesheet against them by local police. But none of them appeared before the court today, which led to issuance of arrest warrants.
On Novmber 16, 2020, the victim had filed a complaint before Commissioner of Police, Ludhiana seeking registration of FIR against MLA Bains and others. She sat on a dharna for a long period outside Commissioner of Police office seeking justice, later she moved to court and court directed to register the case.