Jalandhar, Dec 5, 2025

Pointing to grave lapses by Punjab Police, the NCW is preparing to issue a suo motu notice to the state Director General of Police to seek an Action Taken Report (ATR) within three days in the Jalandhar rape and murder case involving a 13-year-old victim, an official said on Friday.

A National Commission for Women (NCW) team pointed to laxity in the probe and said, “ASI Mangat Ram, who searched the house on the day of the incident, allegedly failed to trace the girl even after remaining inside the premises for approximately 30–40 minutes.”

The victim’s body was later found on November 22 in the bathroom of her 46-year-old neighbour Harminder Singh’s house by other colony residents who joined her family’s efforts to trace her.

The NCW said, “This raises serious co

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