Chandigarh: A 14-year-old girl lost her life and her mother was seriously injured when they had to jump out of a moving private bus to avoid molestation by some youth along with the bus conductor near Punjab’s Moga town on Wednesday evening.
The girl was declared brought dead, the mother was admitted to a government hospital in Moga.
The Punjab Police has registered an FIR in the case and arrested three.
Social Activist Abha Singh said, “Sad that a 14-year old had to jump off a bus with her mother to save herself from being molested.”
“We are investigating the matter and trying to nab the accused. The bus has been impounded,” a police officer told media on Wednesdaynight.
Eyewitness account of passengers on the bus indicated that the mother and daughter were subjected to molestation and lewd remarks by some youth and the bus staff after they boarded it.
When both of them, travelling with a boy, tried to get off the bus, the driver increased the speed.
“No one in the bus came to the rescue of the victims. There were not many passengers in the bus when the incident happened,” an eyewitness told police.
CM of the state condems the incident and ensured strict actions against the culprits.
‘Moga incident a crime against humanity. Some culprits caught, others will be caught soon,’ says Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal