Lok Insaaf Party chief and MLA Simarjit Singh Bains booked for rape. LUDHIANA: The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Friday demanded the immediate arrest of Lok Insaaf Party (LIP) leader Simarjit Singh Bains after the Punjab and Haryana high court rejected his plea to squash the order of the lower court, which had directed the LIP leader be booked on charges of rape, conspiracy and criminal intimidation. SAD leader Harish Rai Dhandha, while terming the verdict as the victory of human rights, said now Bains’ plea had been rejected, the government should take action against the police officers, who had shielded him for eight months and had even refused to register a case against the LIP legislator for four days after a local court directed them to do so. He said the minister’s role in shielding Bains should also be probed.Dhandha also appreciated the courage shown by the victim, a 44-year-old widow, who he alleged had to face threats and intimidation from Bains. “Now, we are confident that justice will be done in the case with the arrest of Simarjit Bains,” he added.