After 22 years, main accused in Odisha gang rape case arrested
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Incident was a turning point in State’s political history
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Incident was a turning point in State’s political history
The main accused in the case of the two-decade-old gang-rape of the wife of a former Indian Forest Officer that almost brought the J. B Patnaik-led Congress government in Odisha to its knees has been arrested.
Biban Biswal alias Bibekananda Biswal was arrested from the Amby Valley City Project near Navi Mumbai by Commissionerate Police for Bhubaneswar and Cuttack on Sunday. He had been on the run for the past 22 years.
Odisha Gang-Rape Accused Arrested After Over 2 Decades In Maharashtra Odisha Gang-Rape Accused Arrested After Over 2 Decades In Maharashtra Bibekananda Biswal, also known as Biban was held from Aamby Valley in Lonavala in Maharashtra, announced Bhubaneswar- Cuttack s Commissioner of Police S Sarangi.
Police will now handover Biban to CBI who will officially arrest him, sources said. (Representational)
Bhubaneswar:
The prime accused in the sensational gang-rape case involving the estranged wife of an IFS officer that led to the resignation of then Odisha chief minister JB Patnaik in 1999 was arrested from Maharashtra, police said on Monday.
Bibekananda Biswal, also known as Biban, was held from Aamby Valley in Lonavala in Maharashtra, announced Bhubaneswar- Cuttack s Commissioner of Police S Sarangi.
Bhubaneswar: February 22: The prime accused in the sensational 1999 gang rape case involving the estranged wife of an IFS officer has been arrested from Maharashtra, police said on Monday.
The incident had led to the resignation of the then Odisha Chief Minister Janaki Ballabh Patnaik in 1999 after huge outrage in the state.
Biban alias Bibekanand Biswal, who was absconding for the last 22 years, was arrested from Aamby Vally in Lonavala, informed Police Commissioner Sudhansu Sarangi.
The Police Commissioner said that Biban had hidden in Aamby Vally in Pune by changing his name to Jalandhar Swain and was working there as a plumber.