A court in Patiala on Friday convicted famous bhangra-pop singer Daler Mehndi in a 15-year-old human trafficking case. He was sentenced to two years in jail and was later granted bail.
The girl's mother lodged a complaint on Monday alleging that her daughter was raped by her teacher at a dargah.
After receiving the complaint, the sarpanch was disqualified from the post as per the 2005 amendment to the Gujarat Panchayat Raj Act.
The woman, identified as Devikiamma Pillai, a South African national of Indian origin, had apparently come to India on a vacation last month. She had put up at a guest house in south Mumbai's Colaba area on February 21, he said.
According to police, the victim, Balwant Ranade, was looking for a job and had applied to various establishments.
A 25-year-old woman who was in a coma after an overdose of cocaine suspected to have been laced with fentanyl has died in a Saskatoon hospital.