हिंदी
SAS Nagar, April 6 2022
In a press communique released here today District SAS Nagar Police divulged the details of the infamaous case of PTC Miss Punjaban contest and investigation on this case so far.
In the press communique it was disclosed that on 15.03.2022, a petitioner Mr Gian Singh, had filed a petition in the Hon’ble High Court that his daughter is a participant in Miss PTC Punjaban Contest and is being pressurized into illegal act and is being harassed as she refused to entertain the ill-will design of accused. Upon her refusal to entertain such advances, she is being harassed, neither food nor facilities are being provided to her. The petitioner further alleged that the accused are demanding Rs 50 Lacs for release of his daughter. The Hon’ble court upon the said petition appointed Warrant officer on 15.03.2022. The warrant officer released the detenue and submitted the report.
On dated 17.03.2022, a prosecutrix lodged a complaint with the women cell of Mohali police and alleged that she was participated in Miss PTC Punjaban contest and she got selected in pre and mega auditions at PTC office, industrial Area 138 phase 8 B industrial area, Mohali. As she was selected so she was called on 10-3-2022 to participate in Miss PTC. All the girls were accommodated in JD residency hotel, Phase-5 SAS Nagar. The rehearsal of the show was being carried out till 11’o clock at night after that the girls were dropped at the hotel.
The male members and the other accused were using fake names and talking to each other through code words and the male members of their gang molested her. All the accused worked as a gang, who used to call a girl alone in a secret room of their studio and also ask her vulgar questions & do obscene acts with her. They also took her objectionable photographs during this time. Accused persons forced her to pay rupees 12-15 lacs or to sleep with their director, who organize the above said contest to remain in the show. The complainant also alleged that the accused persons is also involved in girl/drug trafficking and they run prostitute racket, for these illegal activities they detained the complainant for many days without her consent. While she was detained by the alleged accused persons in above said Hotel and studio, she informed about all this incident happened with her to her father.
Then she moved a complaint to Senior Superintendent of Police, SAS nagar. The allegations alleged by the complainant in her complaint were very serious in nature so in this regard a case FIR No 02 Dt 17-03-2022 U/S 341,342,343,354,354-A,354-B.354-C,328,420,120-B IPC P.S Women has been registered against 1. Nancy Ghuman 2. Niharika Jain Assistant Director Miss PTC contest 2022-23 3. Rabindra Narain, Managing Director, PTC Channel 4. Bhupinder Singh 5. Managing Director of JD residency 6. Lakshman producer and 25 other unknown persons. Looking at the seriousness of the matter a Special Investigation Team was constituted under DSP-HQ, SHO PS Women and SI Sukhdeep Kaur to investigate the case thoroughly. The alleged accused Nancy Ghumman had filed a bail application in Hon’ble Session Court, SAS Nagar, which was dismissed by the Hon’ble court. During the investigation the statement u/s 164 Cr.P.C of the victim has been recorded on 05.04.2022. That raids are being conducted to nab all the accused. Mr. Rabindra Narain, MD, PTC has been arrested by police on 06.04.2022. The accused shall be presented before the concerned court and further investigation being done.
