In connection with the case of alleged rape and abortion of a speech and hearing impaired inmate of Nari Niketan, two accused- Mohammad Hasim, resident of Teliwala, Doiwala and lalit Singh Bisht, resident of Vaibhav Vihar Nawada, Nehru Colony- arrested by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Monday night, were sent to Suddhowala jail after being presented in the court, on Tuesday. Police sources said that SIT teams are working on various angles and some more persons involved in the case will be arrested soon.
Investigation has revealed that some Nari Niketan officials had tried their best to suppress the case. Police said they are keeping this angle in view while probing the matter.
Meanwhile, the survivor who had been admitted at Doon Hospital earlier was released on Tuesday. She had been under the doctors’ observation for the past many days. She was taken back to Nari Niketan after she was released from the hospital.
SIT members brought both the accused at noon in the court amid tight security and they were later produced in the CJM court. The accused were sent for 14 days’ judicial custody in Suddhowala jail. Family members of both the accused reached the court to witness the hearing. Security was beefed up in the court premises in view of the relatives of the accused having demonstrated on Monday night to protest against the arrest.
SP City Ajay Singh said that team members are interrogating some more suspects. He did not rule out arrest of more in the coming one or two days.
It should be mentioned here that survivor’s statement was recorded after court’s order was issued on the matter.
Victim’s recorded statement before the magistrate was verified with reports collected after the accused were grilled.
A Nehru Colony police station sub -inspector Krishna Jayara had registered a report in the Nehru Colony police station on November 27 and a case under sections 376/218/201/120b of IPC was registered against unidentified Nari Niketan officers in the police station.