Investigating Officer in Guwahati Rave Party Case Suspended

GUWAHATI: An investigating officer in the Guwahati rave party case was suspended by the city police department for alleged negligence in duty.

The officer in question is ASI Taraprasad Singh of Latasil police station.

The Guwahati Police on Friday night raided a house party in the Kharghuli area and arrested 18 people in connection with the case.

The police team also recovered cocaine, ganja, and other contraband from their procession.

Police sources informed that the 18 persons were taking part in the rave party without following the COVID-19 protocols. The raid in the apartment on the third floor of Riveria Apartment in Kharghuli took place after 11:30 pm on Friday night. The operation was launched following tipoffs. The apartment belongs to Vikash Jain (55 years of age), who is a builder by profession. He has been already arrested along with 17 other persons who were present in the rave party.

The other 17 arrested persons are Nassif Ahmed (53 years of age) — a resident of the Paltan Bazar area; Sumit Kumar Beria (45 of Tarun Nagar in Bhangagarh); Chayan Saikia (32 of Sewali Path in Hatigaon); Amit Pegu (39 of Mathura Nagar in Dispur); Amit Baruah (45 of Zoo Narengi Road, Geetanagar); Ashok Barman (35 of Rukminigaon in Dispur); Hirendra Sinha (38 of Patharquary in Bishnu Nagar); Ridib Baruah (42 of Zoo Narengi Road, Geetanagar); Rakesh Bargohain (46 of Rukmini Nagar in Dispur); Pankaj Kakoti (Rukminigaon in Dispur); and Siddhartha Barthakur (29 of Dinesh Oja Path in Bhangagarh).

Among the 18 arrested persons are the following six females: Bonamallika Choudhury (45 years of Nabagraha Road, Chandmari); Debajani Hazarika (34 of Forest Gate, Narengi); Jubee Baruah (39 of B Baruah Rd, Paltan Bazar); Nayanika Baruah (45 of Rukmini Nagar in Dispur); Debarshri Beria (45 of Tarun Nagar); and Nimisha Bhuyan (35 of Zoo Narengi Road, Geetananagar).

A case (282/21 u/s188 IPC, R/W Section 20(a)/21(b)/25/29 of NDPS Act has been registered in this regard in Latasil Police Station.

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