Bandipora: A youth has been arrested in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on charges of allegedly raping a minor girl.
The accused, whose name has been withheld, was apprehended by the police in connection with the heinous crime.
Local news agency Kashmir Scroll, quoting a A senior police official reported the accused youth is currently in police custody and is being held behind bars.
The official, the reports says, stated that a case has been registered, with further investigations going on.
The fresh incident comes a few days after a lecturer in the same district was charged under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act for reportedly ripping a student’s hijab during a class session.
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