Rape Accused Shot In Leg While Trying To Escape Police Custody

Assam : A accused of a rape case was injured in a police encounter in Assam’s Kokrajhar during which two police personnel also sustained injuries during the incident.

The accused , named as Rafikul Islam , suffered ab bullet injury to his left leg after police opened fire when he allegedly tried to escape custody on Sunday.Two police personnel’s of Kokrajhar were injured in their hands and legs.

According to the police sources, the accused was being brought to the Kokrajhar when he asked to go to the toilet. During the stop , he allegedly snatched a weapon from the accompanying police personnel and attacked them in an attempt to flee. Police then while trying to catch hi opened fire to prevent his escape , during which he was injured.

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rafikul, a laborer , was arrested in the connection with the alleged rape of an orphaned and mentally unstable woman at a labor camp near Patharughat under kokrajha police station limits. The incident triggered widespread public outrage and massive protests across Kokrajhar village . The situation remained tensed in the Ranighuli area , with demonstrations and road blockade reported. Tensions escalated further on Sunday after the World Hindu Federation’s Kokrajhar District Committee called a 12 hour bandh from morning , bringing the normal life in the headquarters of the Bodoland Territorial region to a near standstill.