Punjab: Pastor Jashan Gill, accused of rape, surrenders in Gurdaspur Court

Gurdaspur (Punjab) [India], April 9 (ANI): Self-styled pastor Jashan Gill, who is accused of raping a 22-year-old woman, surrendered at the Gurdaspur Court on Wednesday.
The police have got a five-day remand to interrogate him in the case.
The Pastor is accused of raping a 22-year-old girl and forcing her to undergo an abortion which allegedly led to her death.
Earlier, speaking to ANI, the father of the daughter alleged that his daughter, A BCA student at the time, was "misled" by the pastor.

"We used to go to a church in the Abul Khair village of the Gurdaspur district with our family. A pastor named Jashan Gill misled my daughter and raped her repeatedly. My daughter was 22 years old and was a BCA student. He made her pregnant and later made her undergo an abortion by a nurse in Khokhar village," the father told ANI while remaining anonymous.
Accusing the nurse of medical negligence, the father added, "The abortion was performed carelessly, after which she got an infection...My daughter complained of stomach pain and was admitted to the hospital...Later, after an ultrasound, we came to know that my daughter had an abortion, and then she was taken to Amritsar, where she died during treatment."
The father says he has received multiple threats and fears for his safety. The father said that he has approached the Punjab High Court, demanding a CBI inquiry into the case.
"I got a lot of threats, so I left my village...I want justice for my daughter...Punjab Police did nothing. I demand a CBI inquiry into the incident ...I have also approached the High Court demanding a CBI inquiry," he said.
Earlier, in another case, the Mohali Court in Punjab convicted self-styled Christian Pastor Bajinder Singh to life imprisonment in a 2018 sexual harassment case on April 1.
Punjab Police had registered an FIR against Pastor Bajinder Singh after a complaint was filed by the woman alleging assault on her. The incident reportedly took place after a prayer session, where the survivor claimed that she, along with others, was mistreated and physically assaulted. (ANI)