Man gets 3 months in jail for imprisoning father in own house

Chandigarh | Saturday | 11th February, 2017

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PATIALA: A Patiala man has been sentenced to three months in prison for keeping his father in "illegal confinement" for more than five years. Jaspal, who resided with him, had turned down requests by neighbours to let him step out of the house. "Rajinder said the sentence was not enough and could hardly be compared to what Gurbhajan had to go through. However, Gurbhajan's neighbours, who were witness to the maltreatment meted out, have said the punished is "not enough". "At times, Gurbhajan would scream and bang the doors, prompting us to step in..