Srinagar, Jan 07: Protests broke out in Ramsoo area of Ramban district on Monday against the alleged rape of a minor Gujjar girl.
Reports said the activists of Tribal groups and some politicians held separate protests today on the Srinagar-Jammu highway in Ramsoo area to protest against the alleged rape.
According to a news agency, police lodged an FIR under section 376 at Police Station Ramsoo and arrested the accused, Sanju Singh of Vernal village following a complaint by the parents of the girl (name withheld).
The girl who is three months into her pregnancy is currently undergoing treatment at a hospital in Jammu, the news agency reported.
It said the matter came to light after the girl became sick few days ago. “She was shifted to a hospital where doctors told the parents about her pregnancy,” said the source.
