THE JHARKHAND STORY NETWORK
Daltonganj, Oct 15: The Naudeeha Bazar police in Palamu caught and jailed four rapists named in the FIR. It is on the lookout for two more rapists as the arrested four gave the clue about them. There are six persons involved in gang rape.
The four rapists were remanded in judicial custody by the Daltonganj civil court.
Officer in-charge of the Naudeeha Bazar police station Amit Kumar Dwivedi told this correspondent, “We have forwarded four named rapists to judicial remand. All the four come from the village Saraideeh.”
Two accused are college students
Police officer Dwivedi further said, “These four are in the age range of 20 to 30 years.”
“Out of the four caught and jailed two are college-going students,” added Dwivedi.
The four sent to jail have been identified as Vikram Kr Paswan, Arvind Kr, Pappu Kr and Mandeep Kr.
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Vikram and Pappu are college-going students, said Dwivedi.
The four had told police ‘about two more involved in the gang rape of the two minor girls,’ added police officer Dwivedi.
Incident happened on Oct 11/12
These two have gone underground. But Naudeeha Bazar police are determined to find these two out very soon.
Police officer Dwivedi said, “On the intervening night of October 11/12 two minor girls were gang raped when they were returning home after watching the Durga Puja celebration.”
The two victim minors ‘are kin of each other but no sister in direct relation’ said Dwivedi.
The two victim minors are non-tribals.
“The four that we caught and jailed were named accused of the gang rape. It is they who gave us names of two more involved in the gang rape,” added police officer Dwivedi.
Section 70 (1) of the Bhartiya Nayaya Sanhita has been invoked against the four arrested and jailed.
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