Overview
- The 17-year-old resurfaced more than two months after being allegedly pushed into a canal by her father in Ferozepur and spoke publicly about surviving.
- She described escaping when the ropes around her wrists loosened, grabbing an iron bar, and being helped by three passers-by before taking shelter at a gurdwara.
- Police had registered a murder case on September 29 after a cousin’s complaint and a video of the incident, and the father, Surjit Singh, remains in judicial custody.
- The teen appealed for her father’s release citing care for her younger sisters, alleged her mother had instigated the attack, and requested police protection.
- Officials said the case will be probed afresh and indicated the charge could be revised from murder to attempted murder as the investigation proceeds.