Ranipool police arrest one in molestation case

GANGTOK, 16 Aug: Ranipool police have arrested the driver of the vehicle in which a 24-year-old girl was manhandled and molested by a group of boys on 12 August.
The OC Ranipool police station informs that the arrest follows from a tip-off from an eyewitness who saw the victim get pushed out of the vehicle near 9th Mile [on NH 31A between Singtam and Ranipool]. The bystander is informed to have recognized the registration number plates of the vehicle [which was identified as SK-01J/2011] and the driver, one Anil Tamang, a resident of Bermiok, South Sikkim as the prime accused.
It may be recalled that the girl was allegedly molested in a moving vehicle [headed for Gangtok from Singtam] and later thrown out of the car causing her injuries.
A complaint had been filed with the Ranipool police; however the victim had not been able to provide details of the vehicle or its registration number. Ranipool police has assured that they are on the case and are putting in all their efforts to trace the accused and a speedy investigation led to the arrest of the main accused in the evening the next day.
During preliminary investigations by the police, the driver claimed to have been the only occupant in the vehicle, however, this information is still said to be sketchy and the police are still on the lookout for more persons.
Police sources also inform that it is probable that the driver could be the only person in the vehicle since the victim, still in a state of shock, could be confused while providing information on the incident.  The driver is currently in police remand and the police are investigating the case for more details on other occupants in the vehicle.