The court said that it adopted a balanced approach after taking notice of the fact that the victim and the accused were married and leading a normal married life.
A court in Handwara has convicted a retired policeman, Mushtaq Ahmad Pir, son of Abdul Ahad Pir, a resident of Kalmoona Tarathpora, for two serious crimes, smuggling drugs (heroin) and possessing a huge amount of counterfeit money.
The CPIM organised a celebratory farewell for eight party workers convicted in a brutal 1994 attack that left current BJP Rajya Sabha MP and state vice-president Sadanandan Master permanently disabled.
During a meeting at preacher's house in Chhat, Pastor Bajinder Singh and his henchmen Jatinder Pastor, Akbar Pastor, Sattar Ali, Sucha Singh, Rajesh Chaudhary and Sandeep Pehalwan allegedly abused and beat up the victim. She further stated that they outraged her modesty and issued death threats if she disclosed the incident to anyone.