STAFF REPORTER
GUWAHATI: Paltan Bazar police arrested Rahul Das in connection with the Assam cultural troupe being trapped in Bihar recently. The police produced Das before the court on Sunday. The court sent him to judicial custody. The arrest was made by the police after thoroughly grilling him. The girl members of the troupe told the police that they had been misled by Das.
A cultural troupe of Sadhna Orchestra Abong Musical Group comprising nine girls and two boys had been taken to Siliguri to perform in a programme on August 2, since when they were held captive at Chhapra in Bihar till they were rescued by the police. The troupe arrived in Guwahati on Saturday under the initiative of the City Police. After noting the statement of each member of the group at Panbazar police station, a complete medical check-up was conducted. According to police sources, Rahul Das had contacted already arrested accused Raju Parel and Sabita Bareli of Bihar.