Kashmir

Police register case over provocative social media posts in Budgam

SRINAGAR — Police have registered a case against individuals allegedly involved in creating and circulating social media content that could hurt religious sentiments and promote enmity between communities in Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam on Monday, officials said. “Police have registered an FIR at Budgam police station under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) […]

Kashmir

‘Shocking, deeply distressing’: Omar Abdullah on rape and murder of 12-year-old girl in Budgam

SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday condemned the alleged rape and murder of a 12-year-old girl in Budgam district, describing it as “shocking and deeply distressing”. Expressing grief over the tragedy, Abdullah condemned the heinous act and conveyed his heartfelt sympathies to the bereaved family. “May she find a place […]

Kashmir

Shocking, unsettling: Mehbooba Mufti over ‘rape’, ‘murder’ of minor girl in Budgam

SRINAGAR — PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday said the alleged rape and murder of a 12-year-girl in Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam district was shocking, disconcerting and unsettling. “Devastated to hear about the cold blooded murder of a 12-year-girl in Budgam. The allegations of rape just make it all the more shocking, disconcerting & unsettling. […]