Ranaghat, April 25: The CBI team that is investigating the alleged gang rape and murder case of a minor girl in Nadia’s Hanshkhali has been scanning the role of at least two lawyers for their suspected involvement in conspiracy and for vanishing evidence.
CBI sources claimed that the two lawyers having proximity to the prime accused Brajao Gayali (Alias Sohail) and his father Samar, had allegedly advised them to burn the body of the victim to destroy evidence of their alleged crime. The names of the two lawyers who practice at the Ranaghat sub divisional court have surfaced while checking the call list of the prime accused Brajo.
Suspicion about the two lawyers developed after a number of calls were found made to the lawyer’s mobile number, particularly much in one of the two, on April 5 morning. During interrogation, Brajo confessed about seeking their advice being rattles due to the girl’s unexpected death.
On April 4 the victim girl was allegedly raped by Brajo and his friends at his home during a birthday party. She returned home while bleeding excessively and died without treatment next morning allegedly under threat. Her body forcibly taken away by some influential persons who cremated it at an unauthorized crematorium in the village apparently to destroy evidence of crime.
“Circumstantial development on the day if the girl’s death indicate the suspected role of the two lawyers, an investigating official said.
Meanwhile on Monday two accused Brajo and Prabhakar, arrested earlier were produced before the ACJM court in Ranaghat on expiry of their police custody period. The court rejected their bail petition and ordered four days judicial custody.
The court at the same time approved a CBI petition seeking permission to charge the accused persons under section 376 (d) (a) of IPC that ensure punishment for gang rape under 16 years of age.