Gangtok: In a surprising incident, an 11-year-old schoolgirl was allegedly sexually assaulted after which strangled to loss of life whereas going again dwelling by a cab driver in Gangtok. The Gangtok police have arrested Pritam Sharma (29), who initially hails from Bihar however drives a taxi in Gangtok, for the alleged crime which befell final week. The arrest was made on Monday by a particular investigating group in Gangtok.
The accused has been booked beneath IPC Section 302 and despatched to police remand for 14 days until May 1 by an area court docket. According to the police, the sufferer`s physique was present in an remoted forest close to Pangthang, situated within the periphery of Gangtok, on April 14. The sufferer had been reported as lacking by her mom since April 10.
Based on CCTV footage of varied places, the police tracked Pritam, who has been driving a taxi in Gangtok for the previous 10 years. Sharing element of the heinous crime, senior cops stated that in interrogation, the accused admitted to sexually assaulting and strangling the sufferer to loss of life.
The accused had given the sufferer, who was in her faculty uniform, a raise in his taxi as a result of it was raining, however took her to the remoted forest, stated the police.
Akshay Sachdeva, Sikkim Police Special DGP, whereas addressing a press briefing in Sadar Police Station, said that after the physique was present in Pangthang, the postmortem instructed that the sufferer was strangulated and sexually assaulted.
The sufferer`s mom and her kin have demanded that the accused be hanged to loss of life. The incident has sparked huge anger amongst native Gangtok residents who’ve demanded the strictest punishment for the accused cab driver.Â
