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Army jawan arrested for rape in Poonch

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Jammu, Oct 8: An army jawan was today arrested for allegedly raping a woman in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said.

The accused, Haq Nawaz, who is deployed with 6 Engineers Regiment and presently posted in Kashmir, was on leave when he barged into the house of a lady in Mankote area of Mendhar tehsil on Tuesday night and allegedly raped her when she was alone, police said.

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He also threatened her not to disclose the incident to anyone and escaped from her house, they added.

A case has been registered following a complaint by the victim, police said, adding, the accused was arrested after a manhunt by the police.

PTI

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