Arrest warrant was issued today against former Jammu and Kashmir minister Shabir Ahmad Khan by a Srinagar court in a sexual assault case. Chief Judicial Magistrate, Rajiv Gupta issued the warrant following an application moved by the police.

Yesterday, the police had registered a case against Khan after a lady doctor, wife of a separatist leader, alleged that he attempted to molest her. The police had summoned Khan to present himself for investigations today and moved the court for an arrest warrant after he failed to appear. Official sources said a police team had been constituted to arrest the former minister.

Khan had yesterday moved an application for anticipatory bail in the High Court but it was rejected.