Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Feb 12: Police in Srinagar today said to have arrested three accused persons for their involvement in the kidnapping and sexually assaulting a minor girl.
On 11/02/2022, police said, the PS Bemina received a complaint from a resident of Mansoor Colony Bemina that his minor daughter has been abducted by unknown persons.
Accordingly, as per police, a case vide FIR No. 02/2022 under relevant sections of law was registered in Police Station Bemina and investigation was initiated.
“A special team was constituted immediately which acted swiftly and recovered the missing girl promptly from TRC Srinagar; the car used in the commission of crime has also been seized,” police said.
As per police, during the investigation, it surfaced that the minor girl was kidnapped by three persons and was assaulted sexually.
“Raids were conducted at several locations and all the three accused involved in the commission of crime were arrested,” police said.
Those arrested for their involvement in the crime have been identified as Basit Ali son of Ali Mohd Dar, Irfan Ahmad Najar son of Abdul Rashid both residents of Fruit Mandi, Parimpora and Firdous Ahmad Angher son of Gulzar Ahmad resident of Beerwah, Budgam.
As a part of the investigation, necessary medico-legal formalities were carried out and the girl was handed over to her legal heirs, police said while stating that further investigation in the case is in progress.
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