Third arrest made in Hanskhali rape case

By PTI

HANSKHALI: CBI sleuths on Saturday arrested one individual from Ranaghat in West Bengal’s Nadia district for his alleged involvement within the case of a minor woman’s rape and subsequent loss of life in Hanskhali space, a senior official of the company stated This is CBI’s first arrest within the case.

Two different accused within the case, one in all them son of an area TMC chief in Nadia, have been earlier apprehended by the state police.

“The suspect held today, a friend of the local leader’s son, had been hiding in Ranaghat near National-Highway 34. We traced him via mobile tower dump technology. We will be questioning him,” the CBI official stated when contacted. He had fled Hanskhali along with his mom quickly after the case got here to gentle, he acknowledged.

Tower dump know-how is used to search out details about cellphones lively in a specific space.

A minor woman was allegedly gangraped on the party of the TMC member’s son, the prime suspect within the case, on April 4. She bled to loss of life hours later, in line with her dad and mom who lodged a police criticism 5 days later.

During the day, the company questioned the dad and mom and two cousins of the woman. “Their versions have been recorded. We may call them again if there is a need,” the official stated.

A separate staff of CBI sleuths, accompanied by personnel of the Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) , within the morning visited the residences of the three accused to gather proof.

The central company has been directed by the Calcutta High Court to probe the incident.