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Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, April 29
A victim today confirmed in a local court that Theatre Age NGO Director Zulfiqar Khan used to indulge in group sodomy with children. He claimed the group sodomy involving him happened twice with two to three other boys in it.
He was cross-examined today by the defence lawyer when he made the statement. Even in the last hearing, he had told the court that he was associated with Khan from 2008 to 2011 and the latter had started exploiting him from 2009 besides, showing him porn films.
The victim today also stated in his cross-examination that he was suspended from the NGO two years ago. He further said he was now studying in a city government college and was scared of being defamed due to the case, which is why he did not get his medical examination done. Now, the cross-examination of two other victims has been scheduled to be held on May 10 and May 16, respectively.
Of the total five complainants, one of them had turned hostile in this case, following which the accused had applied for a bail, but his request was not accepted by the court.
Charges have already been framed against Khan under sections 292 (sale and exhibiting obscene materials), 377 (unnatural sex), 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code and sections 5 and 14 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 in the case. The Chandigarh Police had presented the challan on September 8.
Khan was arrested on July 11 last year from his school in Sector 25, where he used to teach the underprivileged children, based on the complaint by two boys that Zulfiqar forced them to have unnatural sex. After the complaint, the police received three more complaints, including one from a minor, with similar allegations.
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