Chirang Police have arrested three people in connection with the alleged gang rape case at Bengtol on Saturday.
This comes after the Bengtol Police Outpost OC had been suspended last night for allegedly siding with the accused in the matter.
The police arrested Gulzar Hussain, Pabitra Rai and Ganesh Rai in the alleged sexual assault and abuse of a woman. As per reports, a total of seven people have been accused by the victim.
While three of the accused were arrested today, four others remain absconding, police said.
It may be noted that the officer in-charge of Bengtol Police Outpost in the Chirang district of Assam was on Friday suspended after he allegedly took the side of the perpetrators in the gang rape incident.
According to reports, a woman, who claimed to have been the victim of sexual assault and abuse, reached the police outpost to file a complaint.
However, instead of investigating her complaints, the Bengtol OC reportedly mocked her and sided with the accused that were named by the victim.
The cop in question was identified as sub-inspector (SI) Afzal Hussain. After the victim was turned away by the police yesterday, she went to the media at first and then courted the Chirang superintendent of police (SP) Pranjit Bora.
The matter soon spread like wildfire and became a topic of discussion, after which the Chirang SP decided to issue suspension orders to the Bengtol OC on Friday night with immediate effect.
Earlier in December last year, a poacher was arrested along with a handgun in Assam’s Chirang district.
The alleged poacher was identified as Chakra Brahma and was caught during a joint operation led by Runikhata Forest Range Forest guards and SSB near the India-Bhutan border.
During the operation, officials recovered a handgun, a sharp weapon and a bag from Brahma’s possession. Meanwhile, Brahma was accompanied by another member who managed to flee the scene.
