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JAMMU: Retired government officer accused of planning the kidnapping, gang-rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua in January surrendered to the police today.
Sanji Ram, 60, the former revenue officer allegedly wanted to strike fear among Bakharwal o community and drive the tribe out of Kathua.
He surrendered after his son was arrested from Uttar Pradesh.
“Sanji Ram has surrendered today, the mastermind behind the heinous crime. With his arrest all the accused in the rape and murder have been arrested,” said SP Vaid, the Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police.
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