Srinagar, Apr 19 (PTI) A sarpanch was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly raping a woman in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said.

Ali Mohammad was held following a complaint by the victim at the Rafiabad police station, they said.

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Police said a case under IPC sections 376 (rape), 506 (issue threat) and 109 have been registered against the accused.

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