Gurdaspur Court Acquits Akali Leader Langah in Rape Case
Gurdaspur Court Acquits Akali Leader Langah in Rape Case Gurdaspur Session Court on Monday Acquitted former Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) minister Sucha Singh Langah, who was booked in September last year for raping a Punjab Police woman constable. The complainant had also submitted a video in which Langah was allegedly seen in a compromising position with her. She had, however, told a court on February 28 that she was not the woman in the video that is at the core of the matter, and that police had pressured her to levy the charges. Langah, 61, a former MLA from Dera Baba Nanak segment in Gurdaspur district, was booked on September 29 last year, 11 days ahead of the Gurdaspur Lok Sabha bypoll. The FIR said the woman charged Langah with raping her repeatedly since 2009 using his influence as a top leader of the SAD, which later ousted him as she had even submitted a CD with a 20-minute video showing Langah having sex purportedly with her. She had also accused Langah of selling her properties using his political pressure. After absconding for days, he had surrendered at the Gurdaspur court on October 4, and charges were framed on February 14 under sections 376 (rape), 384 (extortion), 420 (cheating) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code. -PTC NEWS
