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J&K High Court Denies Bail to Four Accused in Gang Rape of Minor, Cites POCSO Act
The has dismissed the of four men accused of gang raping a 15-year-old girl, holding that the under the , coupled with the , outweighed their plea of .
Justice M A Chowdhary, presiding over a single bench, rejected the application filed by Irqan Ahmad Dar, Basit Ali Dar, Irfan Ahmad Najar, and Firdous Ahmad Ahanger, who have been in custody since .
A Candy Run That Led to a Nightmare
The case traces back to , when the victim’s father reported her missing after she left home to buy candies. She was recovered the next day from the Tourist Reception Centre in Srinagar. During investigation, the minor alleged she was kidnapped near JVC Srinagar in a Tata Sumo by four men, taken to the Tangmarg forests, and
