Minister orders strict action, seeks report
Chandigarh, October 28 (Press Ki Taquat)
The act of beating up the mother by lawyer, Ankur Verma, his wife and son at Ropar, is highly condemnable,” said Dr. Baljit Kaur, Minister of Social Security, Women and Child Development of Punjab, in a statement today.
The Minister of Women and Child Development has ordered the Director of the Social Security, Women and Child Development Department to investigate the matter and submit a report as soon as possible. Additionally, the Deputy Commissioner of Ropar was instructed to take legal action against the batterers under Section 327, 342, 344, 355 of the IPC and Section 6 of the Maintenance of Parents and Welfare of Senior Citizens Act. As a result, an FIR has been registered against the lawyer Ankur Verma, who assaulted the lecturer mother and he has been arrested.
The Cabinet Minister stated that she received information about the assault on the mother by the lawyer son at Ropar through the Sakhi One Stop Centre. These centres provide free services for women’s protection in the state.
The Cabinet Minister also emphasized the Punjab government’s commitment, led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, to the safety of women. She expressed concern that such incidents instill fear among the elderly in civilized society.
Dr. Baljit Kaur announced that she will organize an awareness march in the city to protest the incident in Ropar, hoping to motivate people to adopt more respectful attitudes toward the elderly. She believes that such incidents strain social relations within our society.
