Rape charges framed against SHO, SPO

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 2: Presiding Officer of Fast Track Court Kishore Kumar today framed charges under Sections 376 (2) (A) (iii) and 342 RPC against Mohd Iqbal, the then SHO Police Station Khour and under Sections 376/109 and 342 RPC against Mamta Kumari, the then SPO.
According to the prosecution case, on May 10, 2016, complainant filed a complaint before SDPO Akhnoor mentioning how she solemnized marriage with one Vicky Kumar in a court of law and how she and her husband were arrested by Khour Police on the complaint lodged her father.
According to the complainant, she was forced by SPO Mamta Sharma to go to the room of SHO in the night and when she reached here SHO forcibly committed rape upon her. Thereafter, she was threatened by SPO against disclosing the incident to anyone.
Following much hue and cry over the incident, a case was registered against the SHO and SPO.