Following the gruesome act of rape and intimidation that forced a college girl to jump from a hilltop, the police arrested all the three accused. On Monday night, Sonu Yadav and Devendra Yadav were arrested while on Tuesday, the main accused Nawab was nabbed.
Nawab was absconding from his house at Khirgaon Muhalla of Hazaribagh since Monday evening. OIC Sadar PS said that the accused, Sonu and Devendra, had been produced before the Magistrate and were sent to jail. Nawab is still in the custody of Sadar police and his interrogation was going on.
On Tuesday, a team of doctors was formed by the Civil Surgeon which performed the medical test of the victim. As per the hospital sources, rape has been confirmed in the test but police denied any confirmation on it.
Sadar OIC said, “We have not yet received the report so we can’t say anything.” Meanwhile, guardian of the victim have reached Hazaribagh. On Monday evening, Nawab had allegedly took the victim to Canary Hill on his bike where he forcibly raped her. later he fled as two other youths, Sonu and Devendra, who were passing from there heard the noise and arrived at the place.
The victim in her statement, to the police said that the youths started torturing her by saying that they have made the video of whole incident and demanded sexual favours from her. Finding herself in a helpless situation, the college girl suddenly jumped off the hilltop and stuck in bushes at foothill. It saved her life and she was later rescued by the police when some passers by raised the alarm.
The Sadar police team rushed to the spot and brought the unconscious girl to Sadar Hospital. She gained consciousness after 8 pm and stated the whole incident to the police. DSP Satish Chandra Jha and OIC Sadar PS DN Azad told the media persons that the victim has taken the name of Nawab, of Khirgaon Muhalla, who is a conductor in a local bus while the two youths who mentally tortured her have been identified as Sonu Yadav and Devendra Yadav.
A case u/s 376, 306, 22 under POSCO Act has been registered in Hazaribagh Sadar police station against Nawab, while case against Sonu and Devendra has been registered under Section 306, 22 under POSCO Act. This is the first case registered under the new law passed last year by Parliament in Hazaribagh.