Jashan Gill, another pastor accused of sexual assault; days after Bajinder Singh's conviction
PTC News Desk: Days after Bajinder Singh was convicted in sexual assault case and awarded life imprisonment by Mohali court, another pastor from Punjab is under scrutiny.
Jashan Gill, a self-styled pastor in Punjab's Gurdaspur is accused of sexually assaulting a 22-year-old woman and coercing her to undergo an abortion. The woman's family has demanded a CBI probe into the case while alleging that the pastor has bribed the police officials to evade the arrest.
The woman's father has alleged that his daughter, a BCA student at the time, was "misled" by the pastor and the abortion was performed with negligence leading to her death.
#WATCH | Chandigarh | Gurdaspur pastor Jashan Gill has been accused of raping a 22-year-old and forcing her to undergo an abortion which allegedly led to her death, the victim's father says, "We used to go to a church in Abul Khair village of Gurdaspur district with our family. A… pic.twitter.com/q8EXuN9z3E — ANI (@ANI) April 5, 2025
"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," he said.
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 has claimed that the accused pastor has not been arrested yet and he roams freely as he has bribed the police. He has also raised concerns over his security citing that he has received multiple threats and that they have approached High Court and demanded a CBI investigation into the matter.
"The police have not arrested him (pastor Jashan Gill). He roams freely, and the police take money from him. This incident happened in 2023. 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 added further.
- PTC NEWS
