Archive · 21 Aug 2026
Kishtwar Minor Dies After Alleged Rape, Stillbirth, Police Arrests
A young tribal student in Kishtwar allegedly became pregnant after being sexually assaulted by her school headmaster.
The report says she was seven months pregnant.
An abortion attempt allegedly failed.
She later delivered a stillborn baby in another district.
Her health became worse afterward.
She died while being taken to Jammu.
Police arrested the headmaster and his brother.
Protests followed her death in her village and elsewhere in the district.
A government school headmaster allegedly raped a minor tribal girl student over several months in Kishtwar.
The girl became seven months pregnant and reportedly died after a failed abortion attempt and stillbirth.
She died while being taken to Jammu after her condition deteriorated in another district.
Police arrested the accused headmaster and his brother, who allegedly accompanied the girl during the trips.
Protests began in the girl’s village and spread across parts of Kishtwar district after her death.
- Who
- A minor tribal girl student, the accused government school headmaster, and his brother.
- What
- The girl allegedly suffered rape, a failed abortion attempt, a stillbirth, and then died; police arrested the headmaster and his brother.
- When
- The girl died late Thursday night, and protests spread by Friday morning; the alleged abuse occurred over several months.
- Where
- The incident was reported in Kishtwar district, with the girl taken to other districts and toward Jammu.
- Why
- The article says the girl was allegedly taken for an abortion attempt and later delivery after becoming pregnant.
- Location
- Kishtwar district, Jammu and Kashmir
- Victim
- A minor tribal girl student
- Accused
- A government school headmaster
- Pregnancy
- The girl was reportedly seven months pregnant
- Outcome
- She died after a stillbirth and deteriorating condition
- Arrests
- Police arrested the headmaster and his brother
- Public reaction
- Protests began in her village and spread across the district