Two more peeople involved in the molestation of a girl has been arrested and a police official suspended for dereliction of duty amid ongoing raids in Assam and neighbouring states to nab the remaining culprits.
“The total number of arrested persons in Monday’s molestation incident is now six,” the Senior Superintendent of Police of Guwahati, Mr Apurba Jabon Barua, said without divulging from where they were apprehended.
The two arrested persons are Diganta Basumatary and Navajyoti Deka. Sub-Inspector, Subhan Baruah, of Dispur Police Station has been suspended, the SSP said.
Prime accused Amarjyoti Kalita, however, is still at large, he said.
The action came after Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi gave direction to the police yesterday to arrest the culprits within 48 hours.
Police has come under sever criticism from various quarters with allegations being made that cops reached the spot around 45 minutes after the molestation of the girl in the city’s busy Christian Basti area on GS Road.