AGARTALA, Sep 26 (TIWN): 6 out of 10 rape accused persons were arrested in Usha Bazar gang-rape case but police have not shown the accused persons’ faces and took them to the court by covering their faces. No police official was suspended so far amid allegation of not filing FIR, rather misbehaving with the victim’s family. Out of the 6 arrestees, 2 (Bishal and Ajay) are sent to Juvenile Justice Board whereas now the rest four have been set to JC. On 30th September, police remand’s hearing of the 4 accused will be pronounced by the court, said Govt PP lawyer. So far no action against police officials for denying lodging FIR was reported. Statewide massive agitations have escalated demanding suspension of police officials of four Police Stations who allegedly misbehaved with gang-rape victim and her family, denied to lodge FIR. The FIR was lodged after 24 hours when the incident was leaked to the opposition and the media, followed by opposition leaders visit in the Govt hospital. Opposition, social media users, common men have demanded action against the MLA who pressured police not to take action.

6 accused persons by covering faces were produced before the court today : 1.Radhab Das, 2.Pradip Das, 3.Ajoy Saha, 4.Dipak Debnath, 5.Priya Manish Roy, 6.Bishal Das.

The survived rape victim admitted in hospital, described media how brutally she was raped and each rapist raped her 2-3 times after she was taken to a jungle in a pre-plan way via an auto. The auto driver Pradip was known to her and often she hires it. On Sep 24, when she was returning from GB hospital due to rain, she called that auto driver for life and almost after half an hour he reached.

When the auto was expected to go to Arundhuti Nagar (victim’s home) and driver Pradip took the auto towards Nehru park. When she asked, the driver said, a person will give him money and he just need 5 minutes but as soon as the driver reached near Nehru park and called someone in phoned named Santu. Then two men came and sat in the auto and pressed her mouth.

The auto ran in high speed and entered a jungle crossing Usha Bazar and then she could not recognize the spot. She was threatened to be murdered on spot and brutally gang-raped her.

After rape, she was thrown on the street on Agartala at Circuit House, from where she managed to call at her home with help of public, said the victim.

The victim family alleged that at first went to AD Nagar PS, the NCC PS, the West Agartala PS, then West Women PS but no police station lodged FIR. When she was admitted in TMC hospital, the news spread and then East Women PS lodged FIR.

The opposition party leaders visited the hospital, met the victim family including former CPI-M CM Manik Sarkar, Congress leaders. The CPI(M) party alleged that a ruling party MLA (without taking name) is threatened police not to lodge FIR and demanded arrest of the MLA too. Today BJP leaders also visited the hospital and met the victim. Tripura CM's wife Niti Deb also met the victim today, assured justice. 

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