Landlord's two sons implicated in molestation case by tenant let off

UT POLICE FILE CANCELLATION REPORT, STATING THAT COMPLAINANT FRAMED HER LANDLORD'S SONS AFTER BEING SENT A LEGAL NOTICE OVER UNPAID RENT

- Aneesha Sareen Kumar

CHANDIGARH: In a two-year-old molestation case involving a minor, a special fast-track court dealing with rape and POCSO Act cases has accepted a cancellation report filed by the Chandigarh Police.

Police had moved for cancellation of FIR after investigation revealed that the two accused, who are sons of the "victim's" landlord, were falsely implicated by the complainant, the minor girl's mother, who wanted to avoid paying rent.

When the landlord sent a legal notice, she filed the present complaint with allegations of outraging modesty of her minor daughter, states the cancellation report.

The accused were not even in the city when the alleged incident occurred and were at their workplaces in Noida and Mohali, police stated.