J&K woman alleges gangrape in the forests of North Kashmir, 2 arrested

Prelims-testable facts

• 01The victim and her friend were walking in the forests of North Kashmir when they were allegedly harassed by two men.
• 02The accused started following the victim and her friend in the Dragbal area of North Kashmir.
• 03The police arrested two men for allegedly raping a woman in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district.
• 04The victim was beaten up along with her male companion before being raped, according to the police officials.
• 05The four men arrested in connection with the case are in their 40s, as per the husband of the victim.
• 06The accused have been charged under Sections 70 (1) (gang rape), 109 (abetment), and 61 (2) (criminal conspiracy) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
• 07All four men are in police custody pending further investigation.

Trap alerts

• Most people think that gangrape cases are rare in Jammu and Kashmir, but actually they are a significant concern in the region.
• Most people think that the police in Jammu and Kashmir have a good track record of investigating rape cases, but actually there have been several high-profile cases where the investigation has been criticized.