Jharkhand Governor Droupadi Murmu on Monday summoned State DGP MV Rao at the Raj Bhavan to take stock of law and order situation in Jharkhand including police investigation into heinous gangrape in Dumka.
The meeting that continued for around half an hour the Governor directed the DGP to immediately arrest the accused of gangrape.
On December 8, a 35-years old tribal woman was allegedly gangraped by 17 men when she was returning home along with her husband from a village fair. The incident took place a few km away from Dumka town. An FIR was lodged the next day under IPC sections 376 D (gangrape), 379(theft), 342(wrongful confinement), among others.
The victim, who is the mother of five children told the court that she was even subjected to unnatural sex and she was gangraped even during her unconscious stage. Victim told the court that later on the accused threatened her husband with dire consequences if they go to police or open their mouth.
While the DGP informed the governor that one accused has been arrested and raids are being carried to arrest remaining accused, the Governor expressed her concerns over rising number of rape cases in Jharkhand.
Meanwhile a few hours after the DGP met the Governor, Dumka police is learnt to have arrested another four accused including Santosh Mahali. District police are learnt to have arrested Manoj Canada, Samir and Bodilal Hansda. Earlier police had arrested Mangal Hansda.
Sources confided that the Governor said to the DGP that State police must ensure maintaining law and order and protecting life and limb of people so that people feel safe. She directed the State police to take quick action in such cases.
The BJP launched a barbed offensive against the Hemant Soren led JMM-Congress-RJD government over the Dumka incident.
The BJP accused that the CM has no control over police to give security to people even in Dumka, which is the home borough of the chief minister and his family.
Few days back a delegation of the BJP led by former MLA Gangotri Kujur had met the governor to seek her intervention so that the victim gets justice.