SRINAGAR :Police in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Wednesday said that will soon file a chargesheet in the court against the accused in Sumbal rape case.
“Incident involving assault on 3-year-old child in Sumbal is very much true and based on facts and evidence. Bandipora police is going to file the chargesheet in the court against the arrested accused soon,” said a police spokesman.
He also requested the people not to pay any heed to rumours. “People are requested not to believe in rumors. Strict action will be taken against people spreading false and misleading information,” he said.
On Tuesday, district legal services authority had recommended paying a compensation of Rs 1 Lakh to the minor victim under the compensation scheme.
Meanwhile, an order of the principal district and sessions judge Bandipora reads that “from the perusal of the status report submitted by the police, it is established that the incident of alleged sexual violence of 3-year-old minor girls has taken place as a result of which the victim has suffered loss/injury arising out of the reported criminal activity”.
On May this month, a minor girl was allegedly raped by her neighbour after luring her to a nearby school. The incident had triggered massive and widespread protests across Kashmir.
The incident triggered widespread and violent protests across the valley for days. In one such incident a youth, Irshad, a resident of Cheenabal village was hit with teargas who later died in the hospital. (PTK)
