The accused were identified as Basit Ali son of Ali Mohd Dar, Irfan Ahmad Najar son of Abdul Rashid both residents of Fruit Mandi, Parimpora and Firdous Ahmad Angher son of Gulzar Ahmad resident of Beerwah, Budgam.

SRINAGAR — The Jammu Kashmir police on Saturday claimed to have arrested three accused, involved in kidnapping, sexual assault of a minor girl in Srinagar.

The police statement said, “On 11,02,2022, Police Station Bemina received a complaint from a resident of Mansoor Colony Bemina that his minor daughter has been abducted by unknown persons.”

Accordingly, a case vide FIR No 02/2022 under relevant sections of law was registered in Police Station Bemina, and an investigation was initiated, it said.

Bemina police immediately started the investigation & recovered the missing girl from TRC.

During the investigation, it was discovered that the minor girl was kidnapped by three persons and was assaulted sexually. Raids were conducted in several locations and all the three accused who committed the crime were nabbed, police said.

The accused were identified as Basit Ali son of Ali Mohd Dar, Irfan Ahmad Najar son of Abdul Rashid both residents of Fruit Mandi, Parimpora and Firdous Ahmad Angher son of Gulzar Ahmad resident of Beerwah, Budgam.

The car that was used to commit this heinous crime has also been seized, the statement added.

Further investigation, in this case, is underway.