Srinagar : Police on Monday said that it has secured convictions in three different cases against four accused persons involved in a Rape Case of Police Station Kangan, POCSO Case and NDPS Case of P/S Ganderbal.
In a statement issued from Zonal Police Headquarter Srinagar in a landmark judgment, conviction was obtained against one accused namely Mohammad Saleem Taploo S/oMohammad Maqbool Taploo R/o Anchar Soura A/P SaidPora, Eidgah Srinagar, for offences under section 363 RPC and Section 4 of POCSO against a minor survivor. The court convicted the accused for both the offences with the quantum of punishment being rigorous imprisonment for a term of 7 years and a fine of Rs 25,000/- for kidnapping which would run separately with a rigorous imprisonment for a term of 20 years and a fine of Rs 50,000 for the offences against POCSO.
Police said that in the second case, Ganderbal Police secured conviction against Aamir Ashraf Zargar S/o Mohammad Ashraf Zargar R/o Waripora Safapora, for offences under sections 363 RPC and 376 RPC. The court sentenced the accused to imprisonment for a term of 7 years and a fine of Rs 10,000/- for kidnapping and concurrently with imprisonment of 7 years and a fine of Rs 25,000/- for the offences of rape.
Police in its statement further said that similarly in the third case, registered under 8/20, 29 NDPS Act, Ganderbal Police secured conviction against two accused persons namely Sahil Ahmad Khan S/o Manzoor Ahmad Khan and Rizwan Ahmad Khan S/o Ghulam Hassan Khan, both residents of Khan Mohalla Pati Shallbugh Ganderbal. The court sentenced both the accused to imprisonment for a term of 6 months and a fine of Rs.10,000. This conviction has been obtained within 3 months.
In the concluding para of its above quoted statement police said that the said convictions reflect unwavering commitment of J&K Police towards ‘securing the ends of justice’, adding therein that these convictions will act as a deterrent to the individuals who act against the law of the land and to a sense of security to the society as a whole.
