AAP MLA Lalpura and others convicted in 12 year old Case, Read to know matter

September 10, 2025

In the 12-year-old Usma incident case (in the case of molestation and assault of a girl), the court of Additional Sessions Judge Prem Kumar of Tarn Taran has convicted 7 people, including AAP MLA Manjinder Singh Lalpura from Khadoor Sahib. Manjinder Singh Lalpura has been arrested by the police, and the court will announce the sentence on September 12.

According to information, the police have arrested AAP MLA Manjinder Singh Lalpura. The MLA will be kept in judicial custody. A case was registered by Harbinder Kaur, a girl from Usma village, alleging molestation and assault at a wedding function. Manjinder Singh is the main accused in the 2013 Usma incident and was accused of assaulting a Dalit girl.

What’s the Case?

On March 4, 2013, to attend a wedding function Usma with her father Kashmir Singh and other family members, the taxi drivers present there allegedly molested Harbinder Kaur Usman. When she protested, the taxi drivers beat her up. The police reached the spot and brutally beat the family in the middle of the road. As soon as the video of it reached the media, the matter became a topic of discussion across the country.

During which the Supreme Court took cognizance of the matter and ordered to provide security to the victim’s family. Among the accused taxi drivers, Manjinder Singh Lalpura was elected Aam Aadmi Party MLA from Khadoor Sahib constituency in 2022. The defense lawyer appeared in the court of Additional Sessions Judge Prem Kumar and appealed for minimum punishment. Now the court ordered the police to take the accused into custody. The verdict regarding the punishment will be pronounced on September 12.