Minor girl raped in Jammu and Kashmir

A nine-year-old girl was raped by a middle-aged man in Bhaderwah in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir.

A nine-year-old girl was raped by a middle-aged man in Bhaderwah in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday and the police arrested him within hours.

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The accused, identified as Safdar Ali, waylaid the girl when she was walking through a wooded area close to her village and assaulted her, station house officer (Bhaderwah) Ajay Jamwal said.The victim reported the matter to her parents who lodged a police complaint. The accused was arrested within two hours, police said.A medical examination of the girl established the crime and a case of rape was registered against the accused.Bhaderwah is part of Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad's constituency.