Charge-sheet being filed in acid attack case in 4-5 days: SSP Srinagar

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Firdous Qadri

Srinagar, Feb 9 : SSP Srinagar Rakesh Balwal on Wednesday said that the charge-sheet in recent acid attack on a 24-year-old woman here would be filed in next four to five days.

“In next four to five days, we are filling the charge sheet. We will ensure that strongest sections applicable to the case are applied,” SSP Srinagar told reporters here as per GNS.

“Thereafter we want from prosecution side, there is speedy conclusion,” he said.

On February 1, according to police, a man threw acid on a 24-year-old woman after she rejected his marriage proposal. He was accompanied by another person who has been also arrested along side with the shopkeeper who sold the acid.

The SSP also said that police is expediting fight against narcotics. “We have issued helpline numbers and people can contact us wherever they see any such activity,” he said. (GNS)

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