MANGALDAI/ROWTA CHARIALI, Oct 22:
Inscribing rape us on their chests, more
than 4,000 agitated and aggrieved village women
belonging to a section of the society from various
corners of Udalguri district today blocked NH 52 at
Rowta Chariali in a unique way to lodge their protest
against the failure on the part of the State
Government to arrest the CRPF jawans who allegedly
outraged the modesty of two indigenous women at
village Bhalukmari near Rowta in Udalguri district on
October 19. The women took part in the NH-52 blockade
from 12.30 pm onwards in protest against the failure
of the government to conduct the test identification
parade (TIP) of the jawans in the presence of a
judicial magistrate.
Senior police and civil officials, including the
Deputy Commissioner of Udalguri, who rushed to Rowta
Chariali had to face the wrath of the agitators who
alleged that a conspiracy was hatched by State Health
Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma to tamper with the
medical examination reports of the victims. The
medical examinations conducted at the Mangaldai Civil
Hospital on October 20 gave negative results. The
agitated women refused to accept the medical reports.
Despite repeated assurances given by the Deputy
Commissioner and the Superintendent of Police of
Udalguri, no TIP has been conducted to identify the
accused CRPF jawans till this evening.
However, following a written assurance from the
Udalguri Deputy Commissioner to conduct the TIP and
arrest the accused jawans within 12 noon of October
23, the agitators withdrew the NH blockade. source:
the sentinel assam 23.10.08
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