Ludhiana:
A lady and her three daughters have been paraded with their faces blackened and placards round their necks studying, “I’m a thief,” within the industrial space of the Bahadurke highway right here, police stated on Wednesday.
The ladies have been “punished” over the suspicion that they stole clothes from a manufacturing unit the place they labored, they stated.
Police stated a case has been registered in opposition to the proprietor of the manufacturing unit, its supervisor, and one other man who videographed the incident.
The accused held the ladies within the manufacturing unit premises, blackened their faces, and made them put on placards that learn: “I’m a thief. I admit my mistake.” Police filed a case within the matter after a video of the incident confirmed up on-line, resulting in an outrage.
Assistant Commissioner of Police Davinder Chaudhary stated a case has been registered in opposition to manufacturing unit proprietor Parwinder Singh, supervisor Manpreet Singh, and Muhammad Kaish, who made a video of the act and made it public.
Two of them, together with the proprietor of the hosiery manufacturing unit, have been arrested, police stated.
In the meantime, Punjab State Baby Rights Safety Fee Chairman Kanwardeep Singh took a suo motu discover of the incident, calling it a “Taliban-style punishment.” Singh termed the act a severe violation of youngsters’s rights and ordered the police commissioner to behave in opposition to the culprits.
“In gentle of the gravity of the matter, the Chairman has directed the Police Commissioner of Ludhiana to instantly register a case below Sections 75 and 79 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Safety of Kids) Act, 2015, together with related sections of the Baby Labour (Prevention and Regulation) Act, 1986, and the Indian Penal Code, 2023.
“The Chairman has ordered strict motion in opposition to the accused and has instructed the Police Commissioner to submit a report on the actions taken by January 23, 2025,” an announcement from the fee learn.
Singh additionally directed the Deputy Commissioner of Ludhiana to take actions in opposition to the manufacturing unit proprietor and others concerned below the Baby Labour (Prevention and Regulation) Act, 1986 and inform him about them inside seven days.
Punjab State Girls Fee additionally took discover of the incident and directed the district authorities to take strict motion within the matter.
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