Three More Arrested in Chatroo Minor’s Death Case, Total Five Held: SSP Kishtwar
Police said five people have been arrested as investigators probe an alleged assault that led to a tribal teenager’s death after a failed abortion attempt.
- Jammu and Kashmir Police arrested five people in connection with the alleged sexual assault of a tribal teenager in Kishtwar, including a school headmaster, two relatives, and a district hospital employee.
- The teenager died on August 20 following a failed abortion attempt last week; police allege the headmaster abused the girl for several months before taking her to the district hospital.
- Police registered a case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, rape of a minor, and criminal conspiracy; protests across Kishtwar prompted the education department to suspend the headmaster.
- On Wednesday, Kishtwar SSP Naresh Singh said a Special Investigation Team is conducting a "thorough, scientific and time-bound investigation into all aspects of the case," and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Act was invoked.
- The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes issued notices to the Chief Secretary, Director General of Police, and Kishtwar SSP, requesting a report within five days and urging authorities to provide protection to the family.
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