SRINAGAR: A woman was alleged gang-raped in Nowgam area of Sumbal in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district.
According to reports girl provided to police, the incident occurred months ago in the Nowgam area where a woman (name withheld) was first raped by a person who recorded the act on his mobile phone and later black mailed her to get involved with three more people who also raped her.
Police has registered an FIR no. 106/2019 U/S 376D, 342,506 RPC at Police Station Sumbal and arrested four persons including a woman in the case.
However Police said that the investigation is underway in the case, adding that preliminary investigation has revealed the woman has assisted other accused in “committing rape.”
The accused who have been arrested include Ateeka Begum wife of Ali Muhammad of Nowgam Sumbal, Firdous Ahmed son of Ghulam Muhammad, Shabir Rather and Asghar Hussain sons of Ali Muhammad. (PTK)
