‘Harassed’ by cops, residents flee Kathua village

The alleged rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl in Kathua today turned murkier when fear-stricken villagers belonging to the Hindu community from Rasana village migrated for “safety”, alleging “torture and harassment” of their children by the Crime Branch of the J&K Police which is conducting the investigation into the case. Local villagers, including women and young children, said they were living under “constant fear” due to “random detention of young children” in the name of questioning and refused to return to their native village. Hundreds of people of adjoining…

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