This Article is From May 13, 2018

Kathua Man Claims Hindu Ekta Manch Leader Threatening Him

Mohammad Rafiq, from the nomadic Gujjar community, has filed a police complaint alleging that the Hindu Ekta Manch leader threatened and abused him to drive him out of the area.

Kathua Man Claims Hindu Ekta Manch Leader Threatening Him

Mr Rafiq, a resident of Gujjar Basti Bandi had provided his land for the burial of the 8-year-old girl

Jammu: A man, who had provided his land for the burial of a minor girl brutally raped and killed in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir earlier this year, has claimed that a leader of a right-wing organisation was threatening him.

Mohammad Rafiq, from the nomadic Gujjar community, has filed a police complaint alleging that the Hindu Ekta Manch leader threatened and abused him to drive him out of the area.

"We have received a complaint from Mohmamad Rafiq claiming that he was threatened by Sarpanch Kant Kumar," a police official said. Mr Rafiq has alleged that Kant Kumar, a Manch leader, was threatening him to drive him out of the area.

The police official said they have found discrepancies in Mr Rafiq's complaint and were conducting a preliminary investigation into the matter before reaching any conclusion.

Mr Rafiq, a resident of Gujjar Basti Bandi, had provided his land for the burial of the eight-year-old girl found dead on January 17, a week after she had gone missing.

While a majority of the nomadic community migrated from Kathua as part of their annual movement during the summer season, Mr Rafiq and a few other families did not as they have built permanent residential structures in the area.

The Hindu Ekta Manch had organised a rally in support of the accused in the rape and murder case of the minor girl.
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