Srinagar: Police has arrested a man for ruthlessly beating his wife in Shopian district of south Kashmir, sources said on Saturday.

They said that the a woman namely Gulshan wife of Javid Ahmad Shiekh of Hirpora was allegedly beaten by her husband and her in-laws, resulting in injuries to her nose and abdomen.

Subsequently, police registered a case (FIR NO: 10/2018) under RPC sections of 354,147,148,323. She was taken to District Hospital Shopian from where she was referred to SMHS hospital Srinagar, they said.

A police officer while confirming the incident said that police have arrested Javid and further investigations have been taken up. (GNS)

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