Police today said that the woman who had alleged rape by security forces has backtracked and told a judicial magistrate that she was neither raped nor abducted by anyone.
Police today said that the woman who had alleged rape by security forces has backtracked and told a judicial magistrate that she was neither raped nor abducted by anyone.
Superintendent of Police (Kulgam) Mubassir Latiefi said in an official release that the statement of the woman, along with her husband and brother-in-law was recorded before chief judicial magistrate (Kulgam) under 164 CrPC (confessional statement).
"The prosecutrix in her statement deposed that neither she was abducted nor raped by any army personnel or civilian," Latiefi said during a press conference held at Kulgam which was attended by additional SP and head of SIT Mohammed Shafi Mir.
Latiefi said the woman, who had earlier alleged that she was raped, has deposed before the Magistrate that she was not raped by anybody and had left her 'Dokh' (mud house) on her own in the morning of July 19.
"This contradicts her own statement that she was abducted," the officer said.
The woman was immediately got medically examined first at sub district hospital Damhal Hanjipora and subsequently at District Hospital Kulgam. The exhibits were sent to FSL Srinagar for microscopic examination, the official said.
The officer said the forensic, laboratory tests and medical opinion also revealed that there is no evidence of rape.
The statement of Police came a day after Chief Minister Omar Abdullah had announced that the Kulgam rape allegation were false and SIT would probe into the circumstances leading to the 32-year-old woman to level the charges against the security personnel.
"The investigation of the case is still going on to find out the circumstances and facts which led the lady to lodge a false FIR against the Army Personnel," Superintendent of Police Kulgam Mubassir Latiefi said.
On July 21, Ruqaya Bano of Gujardar Manzgam in Kulgam reported in Damhal Hanjipora Police Station that on July 19 at about 1900 hours, she had gone to nearby spring where she was abducted by two men in uniform having wireless sets, who took her towards forests and raped her.
On July 21 morning they left her in the forests from where she reached her residence in Chhiranbal. On this a case was registered and investigation taken up.
On the directions of Director General of State Police Kuldeep Khoda an SIT headed by additional superintendent of police Kulgam was constituted. It also included assistant commissioner (revenue) Kulgam.
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