HT Correspondent
NAGAON, Sept 6: Golap Uddin, a barber, and Faridul Islam, a driver, allegedly involved in the sensational ‘gang-rape’ of a minor girl near Dhing market a couple of weeks ago, were arrested after they surrendered to Nagaon police, sources added.
Both accused surrendered under the special initiative of the Minority Sangram Somitee and other minority organisations.
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Sources claimed that the arrested culprits had been absconding since the sensational incident, and Nagaon police had repeatedly launched search operations in quest of them at various places across the state. Meanwhile, the leadership of the Minority Sangram Somitee contacted them through their families, brought them to Nagaon on Thursday, and made them surrender to the Nagaon police on Friday. It is reported that Faridul Islam was hiding in Nagaland, while Golap Uddin was hiding in Morigaon district since the incident near Dhing market on August 22.
It is pertinent to mention that Tafajjul Ali, the prime accused in the ‘gang-rape’ incident, was arrested by the police soon after the incident and died after jumping into a roadside pond while being brought to the spot for investigation in the early hours of August 24.
While speaking to some local media persons, the leadership of the Minority Sangram Somitee asserted that the organisation, as well as other minority organisations, sought an impartial investigation into the entire episode, as both surrendered persons claimed to be innocent.
