MLA booked for assaulting woman, denies charges

Rupnagar (Punjab): Police have booked a case against Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA from Rupnagar Amarjit Singh Sandoa for allegedly assaulting a woman. The case was registered following a complaint by a 55-year-old woman. The MLA, however, denied the charges. According to the complaint, Sandoa had allegedly taken the house of the woman on rent in November 2016 to use it as his election office and he vacated it in April this year. The woman alleged that Sandoa had not paid the rent and he owed her Rs 250,000. The woman in her complaint said that when she went to his house for the dues, the MLA allegedly thrashed her while refusing to pay the dues.