Assam minor’s gang-rape: Prime accused escapes police custody, dies after jumping into pond
August 24, 2024 - PatialaPolitics
Assam minor’s gang-rape: Prime accused escapes police custody, dies after jumping into pond
The prime suspect in the alleged gangrape of a minor girl in the Dhing area of Assam, who was in police custody, died on Saturday, August 24, after jumping into a pond. His body has been recovered by the police. According to the reports, Tafazul Islam allegedly escaped from police custody, jumped into a pond when he was being taken to recreate the scene and died, said police on Saturday morning.
“The accused escaped from police custody and jumped into the pond. A search operation was launched immediately and his body was recovered after nearly two hours,” police added.
Assam's Nagaon from where body of prime accused of Dhing gang rape case, Tafazul Islam recovered. When a police team took him last night to spot for investigation where the incident took place, he tried to flee and jumped into a pond located nearby the site.#AssamGangRape pic.twitter.com/oJoX7552pu
— Lokmat Times Nagpur (@LokmatTimes_ngp) August 24, 2024