Three persons including a resident of Bihar have been arrested for allegedly raping a minor repeatedly in the Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Thursday.
The breakthrough came after police used DNA profiling of the rape victim’s foetus to establish the identity of the perpetrators.
An official spokesman said police in Baramulla have achieved a critical breakthrough in the investigation of a sexual assault case involving a mentally challenged minor girl. It resulted in the identification and arrest of three accused persons through sustained forensic and investigative efforts, he said. PTI
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