Villagers Seize Soldier Accused of Raping Girl
From Times Wire Reports
Thousands of people protested in a Kashmiri village and locked up a soldier, alleging he had raped a girl on her way home from school, witnesses said.
Police were trying to persuade the villagers to release the soldier and promised an investigation after the alleged assault in Singhpora village, 15 miles north of Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir state.
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