Jammu and Kashmir Police on Thursday said that they have arrested a man from Kupwara for raping a 15-year old girl in Central Kashmir’s Srinagar district.
In a tweet Srinagar Police wrote, “One Mohd Iqbal Sheikh (46 years) S/o Ghulam Qadir Sheikh R/o Kanthpora, Sogam Kupwara presently staying in Pamposh Colony, Srinagar arrested for raping a minor 15 year old girl. The accused is relative of child. FIR no 92/2023 U/S 352,376,506 IPC & 3/4 POCSO act in PS safakadal.”
Earlier On Wednesday, Police had arrested Zaid Feroz of old Barzulla, Srinagar aged 22 years for raping a 12 year old child (name withheld). The accused was close relative of victim girl child and FIR no 56/2023 under sections 5, 6 of POCSO act was registered in Sadar PS.
