From Our Correspondent
Guwahati: Assam government on Monday shunted out Guwahati city SSP, Apurba Jibon Baruah in the wake of severe criticism faced by the police for not acting prompt to prevent the July 9 night girl’s molestation on G S Road in the city.
Earlier, the administration had suspended another police official Subhan Chandra Barua who was posted in Dispur police station on charges of dereliction of duty.
The official allegedly did not act on a few phone calls informing him about what was unfolding at G S Road that night.
An official in Assam Police Headquarters confirmed that the city SSP had been transferred. He has been replaced by Arabinda Kalita, the SP of Dibrugarh city with immediate effect.
Earlier in the day Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi admitted that there were lapses on part of the city police in connection with the barbaric assault on the girl on G S Road on July 9 night. Assam police already set up a special investigation team (SIT) led by SP Ranjan Bhuyan to probe into the heinous crime that has rocked the country and defamed the image of the State.
The three-member probe team of National Commission for Women (NCW) which visited the State on Saturday to probe into the incident. They also pointed out that there was need for intensifying police patrolling at night hours and asked the State DGP to do the needful for the sake of safety of women out at night.
Meanwhile, police have also formed a special team to step up the investigation, have already arrested eight people out of the 12 identified persons.