Police on Sunday said that the Handwara girl who was allegedly molested by a soldier earlier this week was produced along with her father before the Chief Judicial Magistrate Handwara.
“Her statement was recorded in case FIR Number 130/2016 under section 354, 341, 509 RPC of Police Station Handwara,” said a spokesman.
“In her statement before the Judicial Magistrate she revealed that on 12-04-2016 after school hours while proceeding to her home with her friend she entered in a public lavatory near main chowk Handwara for answering the call of nature.
“As soon as she came out of lavatory she was confronted, assaulted and dragged by two boys and her bag was snatched. One of the boys was in school uniform,” she told the magistrate, according to the spokesman.
The girl was produced before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Handwara along with her father to comply the order of the Hon’ble High Court J&K, he added.
Earlier on Saturday, the mother of the girl told media that her daughter had given statement under duress and was molested by the army man. (Agencies)
