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Army jawan held for kidnap, rape in J&K

TimePublished on Mon, Jul 23, 2007 at 00:33, Updated on Mon, Jul 23, 2007 at 00:42 in Nation section

TagsTags: Jammu, Army Jawan

NO MERCY: Majid is the fourth army man accused of a sexual crime in Jammu and Kashmir in the last month.

NO MERCY: Majid is the fourth army man accused of a sexual crime in Jammu and Kashmir in the last month.


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Poonch An army jawan has been arrested for allegedly kidnapping and raping a 13-year-old girl in Jammu and Kashmir.

Calls for justice in Surankot in Poonch, seeking punishment for Abdul Majid, an army jawan from the 156th battalion accused of raping a 13-year-old girl repeatedly for over two days.

“He raped me for more than two days,” says the victim.

Majid and another suspect have been arrested and a case has been filed against them.

Police say Akhtar, who's a resident of Dara Sangla, persuading the victim to accompany her to Surankot.

She was then locked up in a rented room, and raped. The army has promised severe action if Majid is found guilty.

Defence spokes person H D Goswami said, “Police is investigating the case, accused will be charged under law if he found guilty.”

Majid is the fourth army man accused of a sexual crime in Jammu and Kashmir in the last month.

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