

Nawada: The Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) team was forced to retreat on Sunday afternoon without collecting evidence from the residence of Nawada RJD MLA Rajballabh Yadav.

The FSL team, headed by Biharsharif Women police station sub-inspector Mridula Kumari, had arrived at Pathra English village under Nawada Muffasil police station, to collect evidence from the MLA's house in a rape case registered against him on February 9.

The MLA is accused of raping a Class X student from Biharsharif at his residence on February 6. Police said RJD supporters led by the party's state general secretary Anil Mehta forced the FSL team to return.

They prevented the team from opening the locked room of the MLA's house on the plea that the police team had no search warrant.

Mridula admitted that she did not have a search warrant. "I would procure a search warrant," she said.

Police sources said Muffasil police station SHO Rakesh Ranjan as well as Nawada CO Jitendra Singh, who were deputed at the MLA's residence, looked on helplessly. Mridula was also told by a combative Mehta that the MLA's residence at Patra English village did not figure in the FIR.

"In the FIR, it is mentioned that the place of occurrence (PO) was some 20km away from bordering Giriak police station of Nalanda district. How could she infer that the MLA'S residence was the place of the rape," said a police source.

"Finding no support from the local police as well as the administration, the FSL team had no option than to make a retreat within 20 minutes of our arrival," a source added.

Biharsharif sub-divisional police officer (SDPO) Saifur Rahman, when asked about the outcome of the medical examination of the victim held on February 9, three days after the incident, said over phone that he was of the view that the girl was raped irrespective of the opinion of the medical board.



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