Arora denies role in Sangrur youth’s suicide case, defends Deepa arrest

Arora denies any role in Sangrur youth’s suicide case, rejecting allegations of protecting the village sarpanch and his aides, and says the arrest of Congress leader Rajinder Deepa was made per law and order requirements. Arora stated there is no evidence against the sarpanch and his aides, whose arrest the family and Congress demanded, adding that arrests without evidence are wrong and anyone found guilty will not be spared. He dismissed allegations from a meeting at the Sangrur SSP’s office as "complete nonsense," saying it concerned a sewage treatment plant. The youth died on September 25 after allegedly consuming poison, with his family alleging casteist harassment by the sarpanch and three others, who were booked for abetment of suicide. Police denied claims of blocking the family's last viewing, citing decomposition, and arrested Deepa and three relatives for obstructing the cremation standoff.