Srinagar, Jan 30, 2013: An Indian army officer Naib Subedar (JCO) of Army's Territorial Battalion 163 TA Bn, kidnapped a minor girl student on Jan 27 from Dahargulun in Pattan and raped her in a hotel in Mendhar in Rajouri.
A police officer said that the Naib Subedar (JCO) of Army's Territorial Battalion Naib Subedar Tahir Hafeez (163 TA Bn), son of Mohammad Hafiz has been arrested on the charge of kidnapping and rape of a minor girl acting on the basis of a complaint of the parents of 12th class student from Gursai area in Pattan. He was arrested by a Poonch police party from Ban Talab area in Jammu.
The girl was also recovered and restored to her parents after medical examination at Mendhar hospital. His unit is presently located in Baramullah area of Kashmir.
The girl was kidnapped by the trooper of 163 Batallian of Territorial army man and forcibly took her in a car from Gursai area on the evening of January 28, 2013 and taken to unknown place. The girl said that she was given some toxic substance and after that she was sexually abused. The police registered a case FIR No. 6/ 341/363/376/2013 at Thana Harni in Patan Baramulla and started investigation.