Woman gangraped in Kashmir, accused arrested

Jaffar Khan from Diver village and Manzoor Lone from Dardpora village were arersted after an FIR was registered for raping a woman on Wednesday

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Srinagar: "A woman was allegedly gangraped by two persons in Kupwara district of north Kashmir and the accused have been arrested", police said on Thursday.

"A complaint was filed at Lalpora police station in Kupwara district against Jaffar Khan from Diver village and Manzoor Lone from Dardpora village for allegedly raping the woman yesterday", a police spokesman said.

An FIR was registered against the accused and they were arrested yesterday after a manhunt was launched to nab them.

"Medical examination of the victim has been conducted and further investigation is on", the spokesman said.