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Chowkidar’s bail plea rejected

Kashmir Times. Dated: 10/2/2013 12:06:12 AM

JAMMU, Oct 1 (JNF): Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jammu, today denied bail to main accused in sexual abuse of mentally retarded girls of Inner Wheel Rotary Home Channi Rama, here.
CJM, Jammu S R Gandhi today rejected the bail application of Angad Kumar Chowkidar of the Inner Wheel Rotary, who was allegedly involved in alleged rape of mentally challenged girls.
The allegation against the accused was that he had committed rape upon the mentally retarded girls staying in the Inner Wheel Rotary Home and as he was the Chowkidar of the said home.
CPO Sanjay Kohli opposed the bail on the plea that the allegations are very serious and observed that accused was supposed to take care of the mentally challenged children but allegedly he betrayed the trust reposed upon him and instead of providing protection he sexually ravished them.
While rejecting the bail application of the accused, CJM Jammu S R Gandhi observed that the investigation conducted so far by the police pin-points involvement of the accused for commission of heinous offence and in case bail is granted to him, there is likelihood that he may temper or influence the prosecution witnesses and jump over the bail.
With these observations, court rejected bail application of the accused.