India, Feb. 13 -- A special court in Bathinda has sentenced dismissed Punjab Police assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Gurvinder Singh to life imprisonment after holding him guilty of raping a widow in May 2021.

In his judgment delivered on Wednesday, district and sessions judge Rajesh Kumar ordered that Gurvinder Singh will undergo rigorous imprisonment for the remainder of his life for committing rape while serving as a police officer. The detailed order was released on Thursday.

The court convicted him primarily under Section 376(2) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), which pertains to rape committed by a police officer, and imposed a fine of Rs.20,000. He was also found guilty under provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act and sentence...