Excelsior Correspondent
POONCH, Sept 18: A minor school girl was allegedly raped by a youth when she was going to her school at Sagra in Mankote area of Mendhar Sub Division today.
A police spokesman said that 16-year-old Saira (name changed), hailing from the same area was going to her school. A youth who was known to her gave lift to the girl in his Alto car and told that he would drop her to school which was at some distance from the village. The youth by making false excuse stopped at his shops on the way and pulled the girl under the shutter and committed rape on her. Later, he dropped her near school.
The visibly disturbed girl when arrived school, the teachers asked for the reason of arriving late. The girl earlier tried to hide the incident but later broke down before teachers and narrated the whole matter on their insisting. They called the parents of the girl and handed over the girl. Later, an FIR was lodged with the Mendhar police by the parents of the girl. The police seized the car ( JK12/ 9187) and was looking for the accused who had gone to his in-laws house near Rajouri.
The accused has been identified as Zaheer Ahmed (25), son of Javed Iqbal, resident of Uchhad. The Police sent the girl for medical examination and registered a case FIR No. 173/ 2017 U/S 376/ 363 RPC against the accused person.
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