Police on Wednesday arrested a 57-year-old man from Shopian for allegedly raping a deaf and dump girl over the course of several months.
The case was registered after the family of the girl approached police, accusing the 57-year-old man identified as Abdul Gani Tantray (57) of Poterwal village of raping the deaf and dump and leaving her pregnant.
The family had approached Police Station Keegam with a written complaint in this regard following which police registered a case (FIR No. 48) under relevant sections of IPC besides 3/4 POCSO Act.
Police later arrested the accused and have started further investigations into the matter. A Police officer confirmed the arrest but refused to share details related to case, saying “investigations were underway.”
