Four arrested for molestation of elderly Divyang

<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,sans-serif"><b>GANGTOK,:</b> A 61-year-old lady, who is deaf and dumb, was allegedly molested at SNT complex, Jorethang and the alleged act was video-graphed using a mobile and uploaded on social media. The alleged incident of August 26 involved three accused teenagers and one 19-year-old.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,sans-serif">A relative on August 28 lodged a complaint at Jorethang police station regarding the alleged act, also recording that the said social media video caused immense distress to the specially abled (Divyang) victim and her entire family.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,sans-serif">Jorethang police registered the FIR against the three accused teenagers (juveniles in conflict with law) and the fourth adult accused. All the four accused persons have been apprehended, it was informed. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,sans-serif">A case under various sections of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023 read with section 67 of IT Act 2000 has been registered against the accused persons.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

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