Arrest accused sarpanch's wife, women's panel chief tells cops

GIVES THEM THREE DAYS TO ARREST THE WOMAN, WHO IS ALSO A FORMER SARPANCH

- Sunil Rahar

ROHTAK: Nearly three weeks after the Jind police arrested a village sarpanch for allegedly raping a 25-year-old woman and recording the assault on his mobile phone, Haryana women commission chairperson Renu Bhatia directed the police to arrest the sarpanch's wife for helping him exploit the girl for over nearly eight years.

Interacting with the media in Jind, Bhatia said she had received a complaint from the 25-year-old woman that the police are not making any attempts to arrest the sarpanch's wife and also not adding sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act in the case. She said the accused, Surender, had been sexually harassing the woman since 2016 when she was a minor.