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THRASHING OF STEPDAUGHTERTribune News ServiceChandigarh, November 14A judicial magistrate and a child counsellor today recorded their statements in a case wherein a woman was arrested for allegedly thrashing her three-year-old stepdaughter in 2017. The statement of Suman Patlain, Judicial Magistrate (First Class), was recorded through videoconferencing in the court of Additional District and Sessions judge Dr Gagan Geet Kaur today. The statement of child counsellor Apporva Gandhi was also recorded today. She told the court that Manmohan Singh, father of the child, had informed them about the incident, following which the case was transferred to the Child Welfare Committee (CWC). During previous hearings, Manmohan Singh deposed against his wife and stood by his statement in the court..