A warrant officer appointed by the Punjab and Haryana excessive court docket “rescued” a magnificence pageant contestant from the “illegal custody” of the organizers in Mohali on Tuesday night, hours after the 24-year-old lady’s father moved a habeas corpus petition.

The lady in query was a contestant of Miss Punjaban 2022-23, which is organized by PTC channel. Her father, a Mohali resident, had moved the excessive court docket looking for her launch from the “illegal custody” of the organisers. He additionally sought to make PTC managing director Rabindra Narayan, Miss Punjaban director Nancy Ghuman, assistant director Niharika and Hotel JD Residency as events.

The court docket was instructed that the lady was known as to PTC workplace in Sector 74 and offered lodging at Hotel JD Residency in Mohali, after she cleared the audition on March 3. She had earlier cleared the pre-audition in January, it was acknowledged.

The father had additionally alleged that on Monday evening, his daughter known as him to inform that some senior functionaries had been urgent her for sexual favors and that she was additionally not being offered meals and different services. It was additional alleged that at the same time as the lady pleaded them to let her go, she was not allowed and was made to signal some clean and a few typed papers. When the daddy approached the authorities, they demanded cash, he alleged.

Acting on the plea, the excessive court docket bench of justice Avneesh Jhingan had directed the registry to nominate a warrant officer on Tuesday itself, who was requested to go to the premises and get the lady launched. The officer was additionally requested to submit a report on March 17.

Baseless: PTC

Denying the We, PTC managing director Rabindra Narayan stated: “We have been doing the event for the past three decades and during the contest, the contestants are not allowed to meet anyone. On Monday, the girl went out of the premises without permission and the production in charge scolded her, following which she lodged a complaint, alleging that she has been illegally confined, which is totally baseless. The warrant officer came on Tuesday evening and we have allowed her to go.”