Teacher among 3 arrested for rape incidents in Jammu

Jammu, November 12: Three persons, including a teacher, have been arrested for allegedly being involved in the rape of two minor girls in R S Pura and Bari Brahamana areas of Jammu province, police said here today.

In R S Pura, a teacher of a Government Middle School in Kaloyan was held for allegedly raping a 14-year-old student of the same school earlier this month.

A case has been registered against Kuldeep Raj, who had been absconding ever since he had raped the 8th standard student, police said.

In Bari Brahamana, police rescued a minor girl who had been kidnapped and allegedly raped by two persons.

The girl, who was kept hidden inside a big pit in the ground that had a tractor trolley parked over it, was found in Doulian village after police raided different places in the area, police said.

–Agencies