{"id":17306,"date":"2026-08-27T18:44:57","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T18:44:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=17306"},"modified":"2026-08-27T18:44:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T18:44:57","slug":"kishtwar-forced-abortion-death-three-more-held-total-arrests-now-5-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=17306","title":{"rendered":"Kishtwar forced abortion death: Three more held; total arrests now 5 | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133576235,imgsize-127768,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/kishtwar-rape-death-case.jpg\" alt=\"Kishtwar forced abortion death: Three more held; total arrests now 5\" title=\"Teen's death in Kishtwar after forced abortion attempt leads to five arrests, including a teacher and hospital staff.\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Teen's death in Kishtwar after forced abortion attempt leads to five arrests, including a teacher and hospital staff.\">Teen&#8217;s death in Kishtwar after forced abortion attempt leads to five arrests, including a teacher and hospital staff.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>JAMMU: J&amp;K Police have arrested three more suspects in connection with the death of a 14-year-old schoolgirl in Kishtwar district on Aug 20 following an alleged forced abortion bid, taking the total number of arrests in the case to five.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>Two key accused \u2014 the now-suspended schoolteacher who allegedly raped the minor several times, resulting in the pregnancy, and the teacher\u2019s brother who aided the illegal abortion attempt \u2014 were arrested earlier. The latest arrests include a sweeper at Kishtwar district hospital and two others, SSP Naresh Singh said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>Police have invoked charges under relevant sections of the Pocso Act, SC\/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, and BNS against the accused in the FIR registered at Chatroo PS. <!-- -->The autopsy report confirmed the forced abortion bid and stated that the teen was five months pregnant, police said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/>A preliminary probe has so far revealed that the prime accused \u2014 who taught at the govt middle school where the minor studied \u2014 and his brother allegedly provided or administered medicines to the teen to terminate the pregnancy, the SSP said. After the girl\u2019s health deteriorated, the duo took her to Chatroo PHC and later shifted her to Kishtwar district hospital, where she underwent an ultrasound examination, the SSP said.<\/p>\n<div data-type=\"in_view\" class=\"  \">\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>As her condition worsened, the teen was referred to Jammu GMC, over 200km away. Complications increased en route, and she passed away in an ambulance near Doda\u2019s Batote. The death sparked massive outrage. A shutdown was observed in Chatroo, and protests rocked other parts of Kishtwar amid demands for the strictest possible action against those responsible for the minor\u2019s abuse and death.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>An SIT comprising senior officers is probing the matter, the SSP said. He did not rule out further arrests as the investigation progresses.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/kishtwar-forced-abortion-death-three-more-held-total-arrests-now-5\/articleshow\/133576068.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Teen&#8217;s death in Kishtwar after forced abortion attempt leads to five arrests, including a teacher and hospital staff. 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