JALANDHAR: A 60-year-old man suffering from kidney failure has been arrested by the police in Jalandhar, Punjab, triggering outrage among his family members. On Friday, the family of the arrested man, Prem Kumar, staged a sit-in outside the office of the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) in Jalandhar rural.<\/p>\n
Rohit Kumar, the son of Prem Kumar, said his father has been bedridden for the past 10 months and is undergoing treatment for kidney failure. \u201cMy father was picked up by the rural police three days ago and sent to jail. We were not even told why he was arrested,\u201d Rohit said, holding back tears.<\/p>\n
He added that police informed him later that his father had been named in a gangrape case. \u201cThey told me that the car in which the girl was raped was driven by my father. But my father only knows how to ride a bicycle. He doesn\u2019t even know how to drive a scooty. The whole village knows this,\u201d Rohit said.<\/p>\n
Shiromani Akali Dal\u2019s Jalandhar city president, Iqbal Singh Dhindsa, also joined the protest and reportedly had an argument with police officers at the site.<\/p>\n
Rohit further questioned how a man in his father\u2019s condition could commit such a crime. \u201cHe is 60 years old, has kidney failure, and has been bedridden for months. He can\u2019t even move properly. How can an elderly man like him be accused of rape?\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The family has demanded Prem Kumar\u2019s immediate release and a fair investigation into the case.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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