All four accused of raping minor near Pakyong taken into custody

GANGTOK, 02 Jan: All four accused in the rape of a 14-year-old minor at Bharlang near Pakyong in East Sikkim on 28 December are now under custody, confirmed Pakyong Police Station PI Mahindra Subba.
After the immediate arrest of the two accused in the crime, 26-year-old Purney Kami and 29-year-old Nar Bahadur Kami on 29 December, Police apprehended the 14-year-old juvenile involved in the crime early on the morning of 31 December from Takchang basti while another absconding, Man Bahadur Kami, 24, was apprehended by Pakyong police from his residence at Kit Golai, Pacheykhani near Pakyong at 4 PM the same day.
“Police had already deployed sources and plainclothes men to make quick arrests of all the accused. Police had information about the residence of Man Bahadur and had gone there before the arrest was made and spoken to the family members including his wife regarding the grievousness of the crime. When the accused returned home on 31 December, the family members informed the police and the police made the arrest immediately,” stated the PI.
It is informed that, Man Bahadur Kami is said to have stated that he had gone to Siliguri to find the 14-year-old juvenile [allegedly involved in the crime] to clear his name in the incident and once he returned home, his family insisted that he surrender before the police instead of evading police if he was not involved in the crime as reported.
“The family members were told about the crime and the severity of the case which is when they started to cooperate with the police and also managed to convince the absconding Man Bahadur Kami to surrender. He is in police remand for five days and is being interrogated, angles related to his involvement in the crime is being investigated,” informs the SHO.
The 14-year-old juvenile in the meantime is informed to have been produced before the Principal Magistrate, Juvenile Justice Board the same day he was arrested and was remanded to the Juvenile Observation Home at Sichey, Gangtok.
The other two accused have in the meanwhile been sent to judicial custody [on 29 and 30 December].
“The investigation is on the right track and the chargesheet will be submitted shortly. At present, there are some samples that have been sent for testing to Kolkata which will arrive after which the charge-sheet will be filed. The police will leave no stone unturned in the investigation and the guilty will be punished as per the law,” stated PI Subba.