JAMMU, Aug. 21 -- The Fast Track Court Jammu, presided over by Judge Amarjeet Singh Langeh, has dismissed the bail application of 29-year-old Zohaib Bhatti, who is facing serious charges of rape, blackmail, and criminal intimidation.
Bhatti, a resident of Patel Bazar, Jammu, is booked in FIR No. 83/2025 at Bakshi Nagar Police Station under provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). The victim, an employee of a private firm, alleged that Bhatti trapped her by posing as a brotherly figure, took her to Katra in March 2024, and raped her in a hotel. She further alleged that he blackmailed her with threats of spreading a "false video" and subjected her to repeated sexual exploitation till July 2025.
Investigations revealed that Bhatti al...