Pastor Bajinder Singh sentenced to life imprisonment in 2018 rape case

Chandigarh: A court has sentenced pastor Bajinder Singh to life imprisonment in a 2018 rape case. On March 28, a Mohali court found him guilty of sexual assault and announced that the sentence would be pronounced on April 1.

The case involves allegations by a Zirakpur-based woman, who accused the pastor of forcing her into a relationship on the pretext of taking her abroad. She also alleged that he made an obscene video of her.

An FIR was registered on April 20, 2018, at Zirakpur police station under various sections of the IPC and the IT Act.

Along with Bajinder Singh, five others—pastor Jatinder, pastor Akbar, Sattar Ali, and Sandeep Pehalwan—were also named in the case.