Girl accuses 3 Govt teachers of rape in Kulgam ‘One arrested, two still at large’

Kulgam: A young girl in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district has alleged that she was raped by three government teachers.

Sources told news agency KNT that a young girl (name withheld) daughter of Muhammad Ayoub of Kulgam approached police station with a written complaint in which she alleged that three government teachers yesterday evening took her to orchards and raped her.

The girl has identified the accused teachers as Hilal Ahmed Dar S/o: Abdul Rahid of Chachmulla village, Nazir Ahmed Shah S/o: Mohiuddin Shah and Amir Farooq Wani both from Gandwani village.

Sources told KNT that all the accused are posted at Government Middle School

Shortly after receiving the complaint police registered an FIR vide number 109/2020 under section 366, 376 and arrested one of the accused. A police official said that one of the accused Hilal Dar has been arrested while efforts are on to nab the remaining two.

Meanwhile, locals staged a strong protest demanding stringent punishment to the culprits. They demand arrest of those two accused who are still at large. (KNT)