Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Apr 19: A sarpanch was arrested for allegedly raping a woman in Rafiabad area of Sopore in Baramulla district today.
An official said that Ali Mohammed Dar son of Abdul Ahad Dar, Sarpanch of Rawoocha village of Rafiabad was arrested for allegedly raping a woman.
“The Sarpanch was arrested following a complaint by a woman that she was raped by him,” he said.
The official said a case FIR No 26/2023 u/s 376, 506, 109 IPC has been registered at Police Station Dangiwacha and further investigation has been set into motion.
Dar was arrested for being a militant associate in 2017 but was released later. He was associated with the BJP. However, a BJP spokesman Altaf Thakur said that the arrested sarpanch wasn’t affiliated with the BJP. “He is not even our member. Media reports are totally false. Media outlets should cross check facts,” he added.
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