Indian SHO accused of molesting Kashmiri woman
Pakistan Times Kashmir Desk

SRINAGAR: In occupied Kashmir, a station house officer, (SHO) has been accused of molesting and insulting a woman of tehsil Handwara during captivity.

Raja Begum, the woman, said, SHO of police station Handwara tried to tear her clothes and molest her while she was locked in custody in a minor case.

She said the police officer kept on torturing her for ten hours. She, however, managed to get free when she greased his palms, she added.

Human rights bodies have time and again accused the Indian troops and police of torturing women and youth in custody and of committing inhuman acts against them.

The occupied valley has seen worst kind of human rights violations during the last fifteen years by the Indian army.

Case registered against BSF officer

A case has been registered against a senior Border Security Force, (BSF) officer of Indian army for torturing his colleagues and rash driving.

The officer of 16- battalion at Banpora camp lost his temper and beat up a police sub-inspector and a driver when the two objected to rash driving by BSF officer.

The BSF has claimed that the case against the officer was sorted out but police said investigations were continuing.●