RAJOURI, Aug 28: A shocking case of alleged gang- rape of a minor girl has been reported from a village falling under Dharamsal Police Station in Rajouri district. Following formal registration of a complaint in this regard, Police swung into action and arrested eight accused persons while a manhunt was on to nab the other culprit. The parents of the 15-year-old victim lodged a written complaint, alleging that their daughter was gang-raped by nine individuals who also threatened her with dire consequences if she revealed the incident.
The girl later narrated the ordeal to her family, following which the matter was formally reported to the police.
Acting on the complaint, FIR number 65/2025 has been registered at Dharamsal Police Station under sections 64(2)(m), 65(1), 70(2), 49 BNS and Sections 5(g)/6, 9(g)/10, 11(v)/12, 16/17 of the POCSO Act against nine accused persons. Police immediately launched raids at several locations and succeeded in arresting four accused.
Those arrested accused have been identified as Tridev son of Reshpal, resident of Chatta Siot; Kulbir Singh son of Kikar Singh, resident of Bakher; Hrithik Sharma son of Ashok Kumar, resident of Kheri Dharat, Tehsil Nowshera and Karan Kumar son of Om Prakash, resident of Siot; Kashish Verma alias Manik, son of Koushal Kumar; Parul Sharma alias Abhishek, son of Sushil Kumar ( both residents of Jaba Hanjana, Nowshera); Rakesh Kumar son of Gayan Chand, resident of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh and Sumit Kumar son of Dev Raj, resident of Dhangar Dharamsal. The remaining one accused is still absconding, and police have initiated a manhunt to ensure his arrest at the earliest.
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