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MINISTER TAKES SERIOUS VIEW OF REPORTED INCIDENT OF GANG RAPE
IN J&K
The Home Minister, Shri L.K. Advani
has taken a serious view of the reported incident of gang rape
in J&K. Existing instructions to the Central Para Military
Forces are being reiterated to ensure that the security forces
do not indulge in Human Rights violations during their operations
in J&K.
Government is also taking all
steps to ensure that the complaint regarding three Jawans of BSF
having raped a girl of Khullar Nad, Police Station Pehalgam in
J&K on 18th April 2002 is enquired into thoroughly,
fairly and in an expeditious manner. It has been made clear that
if found guilty of the heinous act, the concerned would not be
spared and exemplary action would be taken against them. A case
has been registered in Pehalgam Police Station. The Police enquiry
is being conducted by a Dy. SP. The BSF unit concerned immediately
made available the whole contingent of their patrol for identification
parade and the three accused persons having been taken into custody
have been placed in close arrest. Simultaneously the BSF have
started the process of Staff Court of Enquiry and an SP level
(Commandant BSF) officer from a unit other than that to which
the accused belongs is conducting the enquiry.
