With the arrest of two persons, the Raipur police on Monday claimed to have cracked the nun rape case which was reported in Raipur in the month of June this year.
Based on findings of four month-long investigation and DNA reports, police have arrested two youth in connection with nun rape case, said Raipur Range Inspector General of Police (IGP), GP Singh.
The arrested persons were identified as Jitendra Pathak and Dinesh Dhruv, said Singh, adding that the duo was habitual drinker and also addict of consuming sedatives.
It may be recalled that a nun working in a hospital falling under limits of Pandri police station was allegedly raped by two unidentified persons on June 19. Following the complaint of victim, police had registered a case under relevant sections of Indian Penal Code (IPC) and started investigation on several angles.
According to Singh, turning the focus of ongoing investigation towards addicts involved in nefarious activities and dwelling in localities close of the hospital, police had detained some suspects. Taking the investigation ahead, police investigators had sought permission for conducting DNA test of the victim and two suspects.
Based on reports received from Hyderabad-based laboratory, police have arrested the duo.
The Police officer further informed that accused Dinesh Dhruv also had previous crime record.
To investigate of the case, a Special Investigating Team (SIT) comprising of senior police personnel including Additional Superintendent of Police (Crime) Ajat Shatru Bahadur Singh, ASP (City) Neeraj Chandrakar, ASP (Rural) Rakesh Bhatt, ASP Shweta Sinha, City Superintendent of Police (Kotwali) Anshuman Singh Sisodia, Deputy Superintendent of Police (crime) Archana Jha and others, he said.
In connection with the case, police have recorded the statement of as many as 500 people.
Notably, to nab the accused, Director General of Police (DGP) A N Upadhyay on June 30 declared reward of `50,000 to persons giving information leading to the arrest of accused duo.
Similarly, Raipur Range IGP, G P Singh had also announced a reward of `30,000 in connection with the case.
In the wake of the incident, people belonging to Christian community launched series of demonstrations demanding immediate arrest of accused. Moreover, the community people reportedly submitted a memorandum to Governor Balramji Das Tandon.