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Dhing culprit Zakir held in Nagaon


RAHA: Finally, the Nagaon police on Sunday have arrested Zakir Hussain three days after he along with two juveniles gangraped a 13 year old school girl inside her house and burnt her alive.
According to information, Zakir was captured during an operation at Laugaon in Itapata in the evening. The police team probing the incident arrested him by tracking his phone call records.
Initially, the police traced one of his associates who received a call from him in the afternoon. Then hours after Zakir was caught.
A team of senior police officers has been interrogating Zakir who led the gang to commit the double crime. On Monday police would produce him before the court seeking his custodial remand.
Chief minister Sarbanabda Sonowal asked DGP to arrest Zakir immediately to help the authority ensure justice to the victim and her family members.

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