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Srinagar, Aug 19: The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday said they were looking for the editor of a Urdu daily in connection with the sex racket case at Handwara in Kupwara district.
Ghulam Mohiuddin Bhat alias Raja Mohiuddin, who runs the Tameel-e-Irshad newspaper, had been summoned by police after some victims of the sex racket named him as one of the key persons who allegedly sent girls for a prostitution ring, Inspector General of Police (Kashmir) S M Sahai said.
Police have so far arrested nine persons including a Janata Dal leader and a college lecturer in connection with the case that came to light last week in Rajouri.
Bhat was arrested by Delhi Police in a Hawala case a couple of years ago.
The sex racket came to light after the parents of some girls filed a complaint with police in Handwara, saying that their daughters had been kidnapped by members of an NGO, women Organisation Art Centre.
A case of rape, abduction and criminal conspiracy was registered against the arrested persons in Handwara Police station.
Four girls had gone to Rajouri in the Jammu region in connection with a deal. However, one girl resisted and raised a hue and cry, raising suspicion among the hotel staff who informed the police.
The police in Rajouri, who were not aware of the actual happenings, booked the persons under a minor charge of creating a scene in public.
Acting on the complaint of the parents of the girls, they were brought to Handwara from Rajouri. After medical tests, three girls were found to have engaged in sexual intercourse while another was a virgin. All the girls were reportedly aged 17 to 18 years.
According to police, the girls have named some influential people of Handwara and police have started investigations into the case.
"We are treating the girls as witnesses and they have been questioned to get more leads in the case," a police officer said.
To make a fool-proof case, police are also mulling a move to record the statements of the witnesses under Section 164 of the CrPC in the presence of a judicial officer, sources said.
Statements recorded under this section are treated as final, and backtracking from them can lead to punitive action against witnesses.
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