Cuttack: Rape accused attempts suicide

CUTTACK: The youth arrested for allegedly raping a

minor girl

in Salipur on April 21 has attempted suicide inside jail.

The accused was rescued by

jail officials

and his condition is completely fine now. The accused

Md Mustaque

, lodged in Salipur sub jail since April 23 for allegedly raping a six-year-old girl, who died April 29, tried to end his life. Jail officials said the accused tried to hang himself in jail toilet on May 1 by using his gamuchha(towel).

Salipur sub-jail Jailor

Runibala Dei

said the accused was in jail since April 23 but after the victim’s death he lost his mental balance. “On May 1, he went to the toilet and stayed inside for a long period. When we searched for him, he was found with a loop (made from his towel) in the toilet,” said Dei. The jail officials said when inquired the accused replied that he was attempting suicide by hanging himself.

“The accused confessed that he was trying to end his life as he is not able to bear the stigma and insult he and his family faced after the incident,” she said. Jail officials said the accused is in good condition but he is in depression. So he has been kept under our vigil.

After the suicide attempt, jail officials have shifted him to another cell and keeping tight vigilance on him. Notably, Mustafa was arrested within 24 hours of allegedly raping the minor girl inside a school campus at Salipur on April 21 in Cuttack district. The victim was rescued unconscious and admitted to SCB Medical College and Hospital in critical condition, where she succumbed to her injuries on April 29.

Jail officials have informed about the incident to

Salipur police station

, which has investigated the matter and registered a case under 309 of IPC( attempt to suicide)