Archive · 1 Sep 2026
Punjab Congress Questions Law and Order After Gidderbaha Assault
A three-year-old girl in Gidderbaha was reportedly badly hurt in an assault.
She was later found near a railway track.
The girl is receiving treatment in a hospital.
Congress leader Amarinder Singh Raja Warring criticized the Punjab government.
He asked why criminals seemed unafraid of the law.
He said the government must protect children and women.
He called for the people responsible to be arrested quickly.
Police still need to find out exactly what happened.
The girl’s treatment and the investigation are the immediate priorities.
A three-year-old girl was reportedly assaulted and later found near a railway track in Gidderbaha.
The girl is undergoing treatment at a hospital, according to the report.
Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring criticized the Bhagwant Mann government over the case.
Warring demanded the accused be identified and arrested quickly, with strict punishment if convicted.
The full circumstances of the assault and how the child reached the railway track remain subject to police investigation.
- Who
- A three-year-old girl was the reported victim; Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring criticized the state government.
- What
- The girl was allegedly assaulted and later thrown or found near a railway track; the circumstances are under investigation.
- When
- The statement by Warring was issued on Tuesday; the report does not provide a specific date for the alleged assault.
- Where
- Gidderbaha, Punjab, near a railway track.
- Why
- Warring said the case raised urgent questions about child safety, policing, law and order, and government accountability.
Congress Criticism
Government and Police Position
Law and order
Congress Criticism
Amarinder Singh Raja Warring argued that the reported assault showed criminals may have become increasingly fearless and questioned the Punjab government’s responsibility for protecting women and children.
Government and Police Position
The report says the Aam Aadmi Party government has defended Punjab Police’s record in previous law-and-order exchanges, citing action against organized crime and gang networks.
Response to the Gidderbaha case
Congress Criticism
Warring demanded immediate police action, rapid treatment for the child, and the earliest possible arrest of those responsible.
Government and Police Position
The full circumstances remain to be established by investigators, and the report does not provide details of suspects, arrests, or a precise sequence of events.
- Victim
- A three-year-old girl
- Reported location
- Gidderbaha, Punjab
- Current condition
- Undergoing treatment at a hospital
- Political critic
- Amarinder Singh Raja Warring, Punjab Congress president
- Government criticized
- The Bhagwant Mann-led Punjab government
- Demand
- Swift identification and arrest of those responsible
- Investigation status
- The precise sequence of events and the identities of suspects had not been established in the report