Guwahati: Assam Congress leader Bikramsing Brahma, accused in a rape case, was on Friday sent to 14 days’ judicial custody by a Kokrajhar court in Bodoland Territorial Autonomous Districts (BTAD).
The court remanded Mr Brahma in judicial custody after he was produced in connection with a rape case, registered on Thursday.
Mr Brahma, formerly a chief coordinator of the Congress in Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC), was on Thursday arrested on rape charges in Salabari in Chirang district. Police said Mr Brahma was arrested based on a complaint by the husband of the victim.
The victim’s husband claimed that he caught Mr Brahma red-handed while trying to molest his wife in her bedroom in the wee hours on Thursday. He then handed over the accused to the village council, which conducted a hearing at their house.
Angered villagers assaulted Mr Brahma and stripped him and also damaged his vehicle. The Congress has already suspended the accused leader from its primary membership. (UNI)