Arunachal: Fugitive wanted for twin murder, rape, jailbreak arrested after 11 yrs

Itanagar: The Itanagar Police has successfully apprehended one Majibur Rahman alias Atabur Rahman, a proclaimed fugitive wanted in connection with a heinous crime involving rape and murder.

The accused had escaped from judicial custody more than a decade ago, eluding the authorities for over 11 years, Itanagar SP Rohit Rajbir Singh said on Sunday.

On June 12, 2008, a case under IPC Sections 302/376/457/380/34 was registered at Itanagar Police Station regarding the gruesome rape and murder of two sisters, who ran a beauty parlour at Ganga Market, Itanagar the previous night.

The said case had shaken the conscience of the entire state and after months of efforts Itanagar Police had identified the unknown killers as Md Najjirul Islam, Majibur Rahman and one CCL – all residents of Lakhimpur district, Assam.

The case was charge-sheeted and after trial Md Najirul Islam is presently serving a life sentence at Jully Jail here, while Majibur Rahman was declared proclaimed offender following the daring jailbreak by three under-trial prisoners, including Majibur, lodged at Jully Jail, Itanagar in the intervening night of August 23 and 24, 2012. Two other accused persons were Buddhram Nayak and Farooq Islam. Police then managed to arrest Buddhram and Farooq from various places of Assam but Majibur remained absconding.

A resident of Gohaidoloni village in Sunapur circle under Bihpuria Police Station, Lakhimpur district, Majibur Rahman before committing the gruesome act of murder and rape in the year 2008 was a habitual thief and a part of the gang wanted across Assam and Arunachal Pradesh for having committed dozens of thefts.

There are more cases registered against him details of which are being enquired into.

Majibur Rahman after escaping from Jully Jail stole a motorcycle from near Jullang Ashram and with the help of that motorcycle escaped Arunachal through Gumto gate. He then went to Assam’s Nagaon with the other two escapees and there he left the two for Kerala. After spending a few years in Kerala, he went to Bengaluru, where he changed his identity from Majibur Rahman to Atabur Rahman (also name of his younger brother) using some old papers and since then had been living as Atabur Rahman. After ensuring that he had complete paperwork establishing himself as Atabur he came back to Assam. He lived at Majuli for a few years and since the past two years has been oscillating from job to job as Atabur between Narayanpur, Lakhimpur etc.

The SP said, the Itanagar Police had a few months ago made the arrest of Majibur Rahman a priority after learning about his status of being declared a proclaimed offender and also about his possible presence in neighbouring districts of Assam. Electronic and human surveillance was mounted on him and after months of efforts he was lured into entering Arunachal Pradesh.

Once he fell for our trap the police team led by OC, Itanagar PS, Inspector Khiksi Yangfo under the supervision of SDPO Kengo Dirchi arrested the said accused from Jollang, Itanagar in the wee hours of January 20 night, bringing an end to his escape.

The SP, meanwhile, lauded the persistent and brilliant efforts of the team for ensuring the arrest of such a dreaded criminal who was escaping justice and was on the run for over a decade.