Woman alleges gang rape, FIR lodged against 3 accused in J&K

Srinagar, June 2 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir police on Wednesday set up a special investigation team (SIT) to probe the gang rape complaint made by a non-local woman 20 days after the alleged incident took place.A non-local woman has alleged that 3 persons sexually assaulted her during the night of May 7.Police said the woman has identified the trio as Jan Manzoor, Irshad Ahmad and Gurcharan Singh."On the night of May 7 these three persons barged into my room and sexually assaulted me", the woman alleged.She said she belongs to Uttar Pradesh and is married to a person living in Rambagh area of Srinagar city.Police said an FIR has been registered in the Rambagh women's police station and one of the accused has been arrested so far.
--IANS sq/skp/