Shillong: A lower court in Meghalaya yesterday issued a non-bailable warrant against a police officer arrested for rape and who is now on the run after escaping from custody, even as a child rights panel sought a detailed report on the crime.
Nurul Islam, who was in-charge of the Ampati police station, was arrested on Saturday on charges of molesting and raping two sisters. He escaped from police custody on Sunday from Tura, the district headquarters of West Garo Hills.
“The court has issued a non-bailable warrant against Islam. The court has also directed the bank to freeze his account,” Ram Singh, the district magistrate of South West Garo Hills, said.
Ram Singh said that the government has also suspended South West Garo Hills Deputy Superintendent of Police (Headquarters) Bijay Chettri and three constables in conncetion with Islam’s escape from custody. On Sunday, the government had suspended Islam, while Sub-inspector Pyniarborlang Lynshiang, who escorted Islam, has also been suspended for dereliction of duty.
Meanwhile, the National Commission for the Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) Monday sought a detailed report from the Meghalaya government on the alleged rape of two minor girls by Islam.
“The DGP had submitted a report in relation to the case, but we found that there were certain gaps in it. We are not satisfied with the report and we have asked him to submit a detailed report within the next three days,” NCPCR member Yogesh Dube told journalists here.
“The report was also unclear how the girls, who are still minors, were called to the police station by the concerned officer,” Dube added.
The complaint lodged by the victims’ father alleged that Islam had molested and raped his 14-year-old daughter inside the Ampati police station March 13. On March 31, he raped her sister, 17, at gunpoint, in their house, the father said. The officer had threatened to kill both the girls if they dared inform anyone.
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