Jilted lover slaps girl, suspended

KURUKSHETRA: A final year girl student of Shri Krishana Institute of Engineering and Technology here was slapped by a youth when she turned down his proposal while his friends captured the entire episode in a mobile camera.
Ankush Kumar, his friends Navin Pundit and Punit Kumar have been arrested and a case of assault and outraging the modesty of woman has been registered against them.
The incident took place on Thursday, when Ankush approached the girl in the college campus. According to a complaint lodged by the victim, Navin and Punit stayed back and recorded everything on cellphone. "He slapped me after I turned down his proposal," she told police. Meanwhile, the college management has also slapped a fine of Rs 5,000 on Ankush and placed him under suspension. "We’ve not suspended the other two as we’have not received any complaint that they had provoked Ankush," the director, SKIET, said over phone. SHO city police station, inspector Dayal Chand, said, "The three accused were booked in a case under sections 323, 294 and 506 of IPC. They have been arrested and are being interrogated."