Tribal woman 'sexually assaulted, murdered' in Srinagar, 4 arrested

FAMILY, FROM THE GUJJAR-BAKERWAL COMMUNITY, WAS PUTTING UP AT NISHAT AFTER THEIR ANNUAL MIGRATION FROM REASI

- Ashiq Hussain

SRINAGAR: Police have arrested four persons for allegedly sexually assaulting a 45-year-old woman leading to her death in the outskirts of the city on Sunday.

Police said that they have taken cognisance of a reported incident of "sexual assault" of the woman near Water Works road in Nishat. "She sustained grievous injuries and was later declared 'brought dead' at the hospital," Srinagar police said in a statement.

An FIR under relevant sections was registered against the accused at Nishat police station. "Four persons involved in the commission of crime have been arrested. Further investigation is ongoing," the statement said.

Local reports quoting the family members of the woman said that she was raped and assaulted by the men when she was out to graze her goats.

The family, belonging to Gujjar-Bakerwal community, was putting up at Nishat after their annual migration from the Reasi district of Jammu.