Assam Nagaon Gang Rape Case : Tafjul Islam, the main accused in the rape of a minor girl in Assam, escaped from police custody on Saturday morning and jumped into a lake in Dhing of Nagaon district, due to which he died. According to the police, the accused was arrested on Friday and was taken to the spot at 3.30 am for ‘crime scene’ investigation. The police informed that, “The accused Tafjul Islam escaped from the police custody and jumped into the lake. . So the police immediately launched a search operation and his body was found after about two hours.” Meanwhile, the villagers of Borbheti, the ancestral home of the accused, have decided not to attend his last rites and have refused to allow him to be buried in the village graveyard. . The local people expressed outrage over this incident. Hewasi Saklain, a local resident of the village, said, “We have decided not to participate in the last rites of this criminal.” Also we have isolated his family from the society.. We don’t want to live with criminals.’ Another local resident, Asaduddin Ahmed, said, ‘We are ashamed of such a criminal act of the accused. He does not deserve to be forgiven. When we know that a criminal is dead, we will not allow his body to be placed in our cemetery. And will not attend his funeral.’
Escapes from police seizure and jumps into lake:
Nagaon Superintendent of Police (SP) Swapnil Deka said that the accused attacked a policeman. And escaped from police custody and jumped into the lake. So we immediately informed the SDRF. A search operation was immediately carried out. And his body was found about two hours later. In which a policeman has also been injured and has been admitted to the hospital. Two other accused are still absconding, and the search for the other accused is on after raids were conducted at several places on Friday night. A 14-year-old girl was raped by three people last Thursday evening in Dhing. Sagira was returning home after studying tuition. The accused fled leaving the victim in an injured state near a roadside lake. After which local people informed the police about the incident.Earlier, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma had said on Friday that strict action will be taken against the culprits. Sarma immediately sent the state Director General of Police to visit the spot and a minister to Nagaon Hospital to investigate the incident who inquired about the health of the victim.’
