Man arrested for raping deaf and dumb in Shopian, ‘Accused working in PHE, suspended’

Srinagar, April 9: Police on Wednesday arrested a 57-year-old man from Shopian for allegedly raping a deaf and dump girl over the course of several months.

The case was registered after the family of the girl approached police, accusing the 57-year-old man identified as Abdul Gani Tantray (57) of Poterwal village of raping the deaf and dump and leaving her pregnant.

The family had approached Police Station Keegan with a written complaint in this regard following which police registered a case (FIR No. 48) under relevant sections of IPC besides 3/4 POCSO Act.

The police later arrested the accused and have started further investigations into the matter. A police officer confirmed the arrest but refused to share details related to the case, saying “investigations were underway.”

Tantary who is working as an Assistant Lineman in Public Health and Engineering (PHE) Department was suspended by Executive Engineer Shopian.

GNS