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Mentally challenged teen raped in Kashmir

A mentally challenged 16-year-old girl was raped in Jammu and Kashmir's Ganderbal district on Friday, police said. The accused has been arrested.

Updated on: Sep 09, 2011 4:03 PM IST
IANS | By , Srinagar
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A mentally challenged 16-year-old girl was raped in Jammu and Kashmir's Ganderbal district on Friday, police said.

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The accused has been arrested.

The 38-year-old man allegedly picked the girl from a paddy field and took her to a nearby spring in Nagbal area, 14 km from summer capital Srinagar, and raped her.

The incident triggered protests in the area, with people demanding death for the man.

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