sexual exploitation of policewomen by police and IRCON in Kashmir

Srinagar, Feb 15 (UNI) The crime branch of the Jammu and Kashmir police today submitted an interim report in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM), Srinagar in connection with the allegations of sexual exploitation of policewomen by the police and IRCON officials.

The Crime branch constituted a committee on the directions of Jammu and Kashmir High court, Justice B A Kirmani following disclosure by a woman constable that ASI Feroz Ahmad Najar was sexually exploiting the woman constables.

Official sources said a departmental enquiry has found Najar guilty of sexual abuse as well as corruption. He was later demoted to the rank of head constable.

Justice Bashir Ahmad Kirmani directed the crime branch to investigate the case.

The three-page report submitted by the Crime branch today confirmed that Najar and some IRCON officials were involved in the scandal.

The crime branch has also collected a number of evidence against Najar.

Sources said that crime branch will summon some IRCON officials named by the lady constable Shahnaz Akhter.

Shahnaz Akhter, in her statement before the inquiry officer, has stated that Najar would ask her to identify beautiful girls so that he would exploit them sexually.

The CJM has directed the crime branch to submit another report on February 20.

UNI