Srinagar, August 28: In a distressing incident, Waseem Raja, son of Ali Mohd Malla and currently serving as an Imaam at Masjid Aisha Malikangan, Srinagar has been apprehended for allegedly committing an unnatural sexual offence on a 9-year-old child, police said today.
The FIR (First Information Report) numbered 30/2023 has been registered at Maharaj Gunj Police Station.
The accused has been booked under sections 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and sections 5 and 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
