Girl gangraped in Guwahati, 8 arrested after video goes viral on social media
Silchar: Police have arrested eight people for his or her alleged involvement within the gangrape of a lady in a Guwahati temple. The woman is but to be recognized, stated an officer on Saturday.
In accordance with the police, the woman was gangraped on the premises of a Durga temple throughout the Raas Mahotsav on November 17. The perpetrators, aged between 18 and 23, allegedly filmed the act and shared the footage on numerous social media platforms.
The video surfaced almost three weeks later.
“Eight of the 9 accused — Robin Das, Kuldeep Nath (23), Bijoy Rabha (22), Pinku Das (18), Gagan Das (21), Saurav Boro (20), Mrinal Rabha (19) and Dipankar Mukhiya (21) — have been arrested, and our search operation is ongoing. We’ve not but positioned the sufferer, however in keeping with our sources, she was seen in a public place per week in the past,” stated Padmanabh Baruah, deputy commissioner of police (DCP), Guwahati West, including that efforts are underway to apprehend the ninth individual concerned within the assault.
Dharmendra Kalita, officer-in-charge of Guwahati’s Gorchuk Police Station, obtained the video on WhatsApp from a supply round 2.30 am on Friday.
DCP stated that they initially arrested three of the accused from the Boragaon space of Guwahati, who, throughout the preliminary investigation, revealed the names of the others.
“Primarily based on this info, our officers performed raids in areas equivalent to Noonmati and Jalukbari. By morning, seven of the accused had been arrested, and two are nonetheless absconding. Yet one more accused was arrested by night,” he stated.
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Throughout interrogation, the accused advised the cops that on November 17 night the woman had come to the temple with one of many accused for Raas Mahotsav . “The 9 accused, all intoxicated, gangraped her and recorded it on digicam,” DCP stated.
He additionally appealed to the social media customers to not ahead the video to anybody in the event that they obtain it from any sources.
“Sharing this video is a felony act and we’ll take motion towards each individual discovered sharing it,” he added.
Locals from the Boragaon space stated the temple and its environment have turn out to be a haven for alcohol and drug consumption. Some girls claimed they’d been focused by such people previously.
“Intoxicated youths typically make objectionable feedback in direction of girls visiting the temple, no matter their age—even aged girls face this. We’ve knowledgeable the police a number of instances; if motion had been taken earlier, this incident might have been prevented,” stated one lady.
