Danishwar Hameed
The 21-year-old girl from Kulgam who was kidnapped and then allegedly raped on 31 October by two youths now in Police custody, died in the Srinagar hospital this late evening.
The incident had sparked massive protest whike people had demanded stringent punishment for those who were responsible for alleged kidnapping and sexual assault of the girl.
Locals told The Kashmiriyat that the girl (Name withheld), who is a resident of the Pooniwah area in Kulgam had gone to attend a wedding in the area when she was abducted by a group of youth and allegedly assaulted her after that.
The youth after assaulting the girl sexually tried to kill her, as per Locals. She was later recovered by a group of locals from the site and rushed to a local hospital in an unconscious condition.
“The victim, a resident of Poniwah village had gone to Akhal hamlet to attend a wedding ceremony that took place in the house of one Sabzar Parray. Two youth from Ashmuji village kidnapped and raped her in a dense orchard. The girl was found in semi-unconscious state and was shifted to local hospital wherefrom she was referred to Srinagar hospital for treatment.”
The doctors referred her to a Srinagar condition, where she was said to be in a critical condition, she succumbed to her injuries on Friday evening.
Two youth have been arrested in this connection, a Police official said, adding that the Police is investigating the matter.
An FIR 116/2020 U/S 341, 366, 376/511, 354, 323 IPC stands has been registered at the Police Station Devsar.