Youth arrested for assaulting woman in Phagwara village

A young man has been arrested by the Rawalpindi police for allegedly assaulting a woman at Rehana Jattan, a village near Phagwara, after a video of the incident went viral on social media.

Superintendent of Police (SP) Rupinder Bhatti said the incident occurred following a verbal altercation between the accused and the woman, Baljit Kaur, reportedly over a dispute concerning construction on land in the village. The situation escalated, resulting in the woman being physically attacked.

Following a medical examination of the victim and initial investigation, a case was registered against the accused in this connection, the Superintendent of Police said.

“The youth has been taken into custody. Further investigation is underway,” the Superintendent of Police confirmed.

Jalandhar