J&Okay’s Kishtwar district administration on Tuesday ordered a magisterial inquiry into the alleged sexual assault of a 15-year-old Hindu lady by a member of one other group in Marwah space on Saturday, after protests by locals over the incident escalated following alleged police high-handedness.
Kishtwar SSP Abdul Qayoom mentioned an FIR had been registered beneath the Pocso Act and two youths had been detained.
Marwah SHO Zaheer Iqbal, who allegedly ordered a lathicharge on the protesters, had been hooked up to district police strains, mentioned sub-divisional Justice of the Peace (SDM), Mohammad Ashraf. The SHO was accused by protesters of defending the accused and his household.
Following the alleged sexual assault, offended villagers ransacked the home of the accused, who fled alongside together with his household, mentioned the SDM. “Nevertheless, when the household returned on Monday, the scenario once more took an unsightly flip as villagers tried to assault them,” he added.
The SDM mentioned he visited the village in a bid to defuse the scenario.
Referring to sure movies circulating on social media, he mentioned a bunch of 20-30 ladies, who had been collaborating in a protest march, “had been stopped and being pacified, however attributable to resistance, one lady bought injured”. Nevertheless, the Kishtwar DM had taken cognisance of the matter, and the authenticity of the video clips was being ascertained, the official added.
The SDM appealed to folks to take care of peace and warned that these discovered exploiting the incident to vitiate the environment can be handled strictly.
Condemning the incident, Sanatan Dharam Sabha Dachhan submitted a memorandum to the DM and the SSP, searching for safety for the minority Hindu group in Hanzel and Chanjer areas, and likewise another association in order that women don’t must journey lengthy districts by forest areas to achieve faculty.
Kishtwar SSP Abdul Qayoom mentioned an FIR had been registered beneath the Pocso Act and two youths had been detained.
Marwah SHO Zaheer Iqbal, who allegedly ordered a lathicharge on the protesters, had been hooked up to district police strains, mentioned sub-divisional Justice of the Peace (SDM), Mohammad Ashraf. The SHO was accused by protesters of defending the accused and his household.
Following the alleged sexual assault, offended villagers ransacked the home of the accused, who fled alongside together with his household, mentioned the SDM. “Nevertheless, when the household returned on Monday, the scenario once more took an unsightly flip as villagers tried to assault them,” he added.
The SDM mentioned he visited the village in a bid to defuse the scenario.
Referring to sure movies circulating on social media, he mentioned a bunch of 20-30 ladies, who had been collaborating in a protest march, “had been stopped and being pacified, however attributable to resistance, one lady bought injured”. Nevertheless, the Kishtwar DM had taken cognisance of the matter, and the authenticity of the video clips was being ascertained, the official added.
The SDM appealed to folks to take care of peace and warned that these discovered exploiting the incident to vitiate the environment can be handled strictly.
Condemning the incident, Sanatan Dharam Sabha Dachhan submitted a memorandum to the DM and the SSP, searching for safety for the minority Hindu group in Hanzel and Chanjer areas, and likewise another association in order that women don’t must journey lengthy districts by forest areas to achieve faculty.
