SRINAGAR: The 16-year-old Kashmiri girl whose alleged molestation inside a public lavatory in north-western town of Handwara pushed the Valley into fresh spate of unrest and escalating violence has reiterated that it were two local youth who harassed her and not an Army jawan as was alleged.
Five persons were killed and over 30 injured in police and Army firings on protesters following the alleged molestation. As many 202 security personnel were also injured in days of street clashes across the Valley.
The school girl on Saturday evening recorded her statement before the Chief Judicial Magistrate of Handwara in which she stood by her earlier statement that she was not molested by any Army soldier.
A statement issued by police here on Sunday said that the girl was along with her father produced before the CJM and her statement was recorded in case FIR Number 130/2016 registered at the local police station under sections 354 (assault or criminal force to woman with intent), 341 and 509 (word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty) of the State’s Ranbir Penal Code.
“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,” the police station said.
