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Cop attempts to rape a college girl in Assam
Published at TwoCircles.net on 26 January 2011 - 11:21am
By Waliullah Ahmed Laskar
Guwahati: In another shameful incident in Indias North-Eastern
state of Assam, a police
officer has allegedly attempted to rape a 24-year-old Muslim
college girl at her home under
Borkhola police station in the Cachar district and when her
mother came in to save her
daughter the policeman mercilessly beat up the 60-year-old
widow. Later the girl was
threatened of dire consequences if she complained to the police
about the incident.
On the pretext of searching for an alleged criminal, the
policeman broke into the house and
attempted to rape the girl. When her mother protested and tried
to save her daughter, the cop
beat the old lady seriously injuring her. When the victims have
made complaints to the higher
officials, they have been threatened with dire consequences.
There is risk of impunity and
concern for the safety and wellbeing of the victims.
According to information received by Barak Human Rights
Protection Committee (BHRPC),
Ms Zohra Begum (name changed), aged about 24 years, of a village
under Borkhola Police
Station in Cachar district, was sleeping at her home at night on
15th Dec. 2010 as usual. She
lives with her mother since her father died. At about 12 o clock
at mid-night, she heard
someone knocking at the door vehemently. The girl woke up and
asked the knockers for their
identification and purpose. They told her that they were police
officers and wanted to ask her
about a fugitive. She replied them that she was unaware of him
and his whereabouts. The
raiding police team led by Sub-Inspector Mr. Ibrahim Khalilullah
Kabir, officer-in-charge of
Bhangarpar Police Outpost of Barkhola police station claimed
that he had information that
the criminal was hiding in this house and he demanded the girl
to open the door. When shedenied they forced their entry into the
house. The victims stated that the police officer was
accompanied by some male constables. No one from the locality or
a female constable waswith him.
The police officer asked Begum a few questions about the
absconding criminal. Then
suddenly he grabbed her by the hand and applied force upon her
to rape her. At the noise ofthe scuffle and Begums scream, her
mother woke up and she herself started screaming. She
also tried to protect her daughter by placing herself between
her and the invading officer. Thepolice team got furious at the
resistance and started beating and kicking both mother and
daughter. The old lady could not endure the blows. She vomited
profusely and then fainted.
Hearing the clamour, the neighbours started gathering. When the
police officer saw the
people coming, he fled way with his team.
The neighbours called an emergency medical service (at 108, a
free medical service providedby the government) and the ambulance
took them to the Silchar Medical College and
Hospital, where they were given treatment. The condition of the
old lady was serious. Latershe was released from the hospital but
is still receiving treatment at her home.
The young college girl lodged a written complaint to the
district Superintendent of Police
(SP) on 18th Dec. 2010. Before she made the complaint an
unidentified person had made a
