Srinagar- A Sarpanch affiliated with Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) was arrested for allegedly raping a woman in Rafiabad area in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, officials said on Wednesday.
Quoting an unnamed official Kashmir News Observer reported 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.
Notably, Dar was arrested for being a militant associate in 2017 but was released later.
Meanwhile, J&K BJP unit 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,” Thakur said.
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