Man arrested for raping Ludhiana woman in Zirakpur hotel

Zirakpur police have arrested a resident of Sangrur for raping a 24-year-old woman at a hotel in Baltana after luring her with the promise of marriage.

Besides the main accused Jaskaran Singh, the police have also arrested his cousin Jashanpreet Singh, a resident of Khanna, Ludhiana, on charges of criminal conspiracy.

The victim, also from Khanna, told police that she knew Jashanpreet, who introduced her to his cousin Jaskaran Singh in 2019.

They began a relationship and after he promised her marriage, a physical relationship developed between him and her.

He again asked her to marry him, called her to a hotel in Baltana on May 28, 2024, and raped her. Later, they got into an argument, after which Jaskaran left the hotel.

The woman said she returned to Khanna and told her family about her ordeal, who then filed a complaint with the local police.

Khanna police filed a zero FIR and forwarded it to Zirakpur police as the crime was committed in Baltana.

Subsequently, the police at Zirakpur police station booked the accused under Sections 376 (rape) and 120-B (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code.