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Labourer sets herself ablaze after being raped by cop

The cold desert of Ladakh was shamed when a police officer allegedly raped a labourer who later set herself ablaze in Chulichan- Batalik village in the Kargil district on Sunday.

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The cold desert of Ladakh was shamed when a police officer allegedly raped a labourer who later set herself ablaze in Chulichan- Batalik village in the Kargil district on Sunday.

Police have arrested the accused sub inspector Mohammad Ramzaan and registered a case under section 306 and 376 Ranbir Penal Code. The victim has been shifted to hospital with intense burn injuries.

Police said a few days ago they received the information that a woman working as a labourer in village Chulichan, Batalik has set her ablaze and has been shifted to district hospital, Kargil with severe burn injuries.

"Police immediately rushed to the hospital where the lady in her statement alleged that a police officer Mohammad Ramzaan of Police Post Batalik raped her few days back. She further said that she revealed the matter to her husband who did not pay attention to the matter as a result In desperation she poured Kerosene oil and set herself ablaze", said a police spokesman.

Kargil police immediately registered a case and investigation was put on the fast track. A Special Investigation Team (SIT) headed by deputy superintendent of police headquarters Kargil and station house officer of Kargil has been constituted for investigation of the case.

"The accused police sub-inspector Mohammad Ramzaan has been arrested and subsequently suspended," the spokesman said.

Anger has swept across the serene Kargil with people demanding stern punishment against the accused. This is the second case of shocking rape that has rocked the Ladakh division in the last three months.

Leh township in Ladakh slipped into a shock in February after an Imam allegedly raped and murdered a class X student and then dumped her body in the River Sindh. Police later arrested 24 year old imam from Bihar and registered a case of rape and murder against him in February.

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