Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 11: A retd army hawaldar, working as security guard with Ramada Hotel has been arrested for kidnapping and raping a minor girl, here.
As per police sources, a complaint was received by Jourian Police Post regarding kidnapping and rape of a minor girl by a retd army hawaldar, working as a security guard in Hotel Ramada in Jammu city.
“The girl in her complaint stated that retd army hawaldar Chagar Kumar, son of Manga Ram, a resident of Rajwal, working as a security guard with Hotel Ramada lured her on the pretext of providing her job and later raped her in a rented accommodation near the hotel”, sources added.
Acting over the complaint, a case under FIR Number 7/19 under section 366 and 376 RPC was registered at Akhnoor Police Station and after completing medical formalities, the girl has been handed over to legal heirs.
On specific information, a team from Jourian Police Post conducted raid and arrested the rapist from a hideout.
Further investigation into the case is going on.
Police team led by Incharge Jourian Police Post SI Anil Choudhary made the arrest under the supervision of SHO Akhnoor Inspector Shiv Dev Singh, SDPO Akhnoor Ajay Sharma and SP Rural Jammu Dushyant Sharma.