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After a 9-year trial, J&K Court Convicts ‘Faith Healer’ for Crimes Against Children

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19.02.2025

Srinagar, Feb 18: A court sentenced a fake faith healer to 14 years in jail for committing unnatural offenses with children.

Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sopore, Mir Wajahat, issued the order of conviction against Aijaz Ahmad Sheikh on charges under section 377 (unnatural offenses) of the Ranbir Penal Code (RPC).

According to the prosecution, a case was filed against Sheikh at the Bomai police station in 2016 by the father of one of the victims.

“Accordingly, the accused, Aijaz Ahmad Sheikh, is convicted under section 377, RPC, for committing unnatural offenses against PW3 and PW8. The established legal principles governing sexual offenses leave no room for doubt regarding the........

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