On November 22, 2025, in the Paras State society in Jalandhar, Punjab, a 13-year-old girl walked to the house of her friend Sahaj around 4:04 PM to invite her to play. The friend's father, Harminder, was home alone while his family was visiting relatives in Ludhiana. According to police reports and Harminder's subsequent confession, he brought the girl inside, attempted to sexually assault her, and strangled her to death when she resisted. He stuffed a cloth into her mouth and locked her body inside the bathroom. When the girl's brother and mother searched for her, Harminder claimed she had never entered his home. After local residents reviewed neighborhood CCTV footage showing the girl entering Harminder's home and never leaving, a group of neighbors entered the residence, broke open the locked bathroom door, and recovered her body. Harminder was beaten by the crowd before police intervened and arrested him. Police investigations later revealed Harminder had borrowed a friend's car to dispose of the body later that night. Following public outrage and allegations of negligence, ASI Mangat Ram was dismissed from service and two PCR officers were suspended, while the victim's family lodged formal complaints alleging threats from senior police officials.
Country: India
State/Province: Punjab, India
City/Region: Jalandhar
Incident Type: Murder
Relationship Status: Unknown
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Incident Date: Nov. 22, 2025
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Crime Tak - India · Original language: Hindi
Jalandhar 13 साल की लड़की का सहेली के Papa ने मुंह में कपड़ा ठूंस किया Rape, Bathroom में छिपाई लाश
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This incident represents a predatory crime and murder committed by a neighbor and friend's father against a minor child inside a residential gated society. It is not driven by an intimate partner dynamic or domestic relationship conflict, but rather by opportunistic sexual aggression followed by fatal strangulation to silence the victim and conceal the crime.
The case involved significant police failure during initial response, where ASI Mangat Ram allegedly conducted a superficial search and drank tea while the victim's body remained locked in the suspect's bathroom. Following community discovery of the body, ASI Mangat Ram was dismissed and two PCR patrolling officers were suspended. The victim's family subsequently submitted formal complaints to the DGP, Women's Commission, and Child Protection Commission alleging intimidation by DSP Gagandeep Singh and SHO Manjinder Singh. Note that this case does not appear to be primarily relationship-driven.
Initial confusion arose when police checked Harminder's home and claimed the missing child was not present, leading family members to temporarily search elsewhere. Clarity was restored only after neighbors independently reviewed complete CCTV footage showing the girl entered the home at 4:04 PM and never exited, prompting them to break open the locked bathroom.
At approximately 4:04 PM on November 22, 2025, the 13-year-old girl walked to Harminder's house to call her friend Sahaj. Harminder lured her inside, attempted sexual assault, and strangled her to death when she fought back, stuffing cloth in her mouth. He concealed her body in a locked bathroom, lied to her family and police, and borrowed a friend's i20 car to plan night-time body disposal. Local neighbors identified the discrepancy via CCTV footage, forced entry into the bathroom, discovered the body, and restrained Harminder until police arrived.
Vigilant community analysis of localized CCTV footage proved decisive in uncovering the crime when initial police inspections failed. Strict accountability mechanisms were required to address administrative negligence and misconduct by responding officers.
CCTV footage recorded at 4:04 PM showed the victim ringing Harminder's doorbell and entering his home, contradicting Harminder's claim that she never came inside.
A locked bathroom door inside Harminder's home raised immediate suspicion among neighbors, as Harminder had claimed he was alone and no one else was in the house.
Key evidence included CCTV footage showing the girl entering the house without exiting, recovery of the victim's body from the locked bathroom, a borrowed i20 car secured for body disposal, and Harminder's written confession to police.
Neighbors reported that CCTV footage continuously monitored from 4:00 PM onwards showed no sign of the victim exiting Harminder's residence. The victim's mother stated that police officers sat drinking tea during their initial visit and performed only a token search before leaving.
Follow-up reporting confirmed that Jalandhar CP dismissed ASI Mangat Ram for gross negligence and suspended two PCR officers. Additionally, official letters were dispatched to human rights and child protection commissions detailing alleged threats made by senior officers against the victim's family.
The final judicial outcome of Harminder's murder trial and the resolution of formal complaints filed against senior police officers regarding family intimidation remain ongoing.