Apart from Shah, two of his associates- Sujan Majumdar and Jagannath Mandal have also been arrested for allegedly trying to extort Rs 1.10 lakh from Anand Pangi of Katapalli village.
Shah reportedly identified himself as the inspector-in-charge and demanded the money from Anand who was allegedly involved in ganja (dry cannabis) trade. Moreover, he had reportedly taken Rs 10,000 as advance from Anand on December 8.
As per reports, on December 25, Shah along with two of his associates arrived at the residence of Anand in a four-wheeler to collect the remaining Rs 1 lakh. However, Shah and his aides fled the spot after some villagers gheraoed them and later lodged a complaint with Balimela Police in connection with the incident.
Later, Shah and two others were arrested based on the complaint filed by the villagers. All the three persons were arrested and produced before court yesterday.
The arrested home guard has been identified as Gurucharan Farikar who was working as a driver at Birmitrapur police station.
According to sources, the Crime Branch conducted the Test of Identification (TI) parade of the accused at Rourkela Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) court when the survivor identified him. Subsequently, he was arrested and produced before the Sundergarh special POCSO court.
He was remanded to judicial custody after his bail petition was turned down by the court.
Earlier, former Birmitrapur police station in-charge Anand Chandra Majhi and a doctor, Debasish Ghose, who had performed the illegal abortion, were arrested in connection with the case and lodged in a jail.
As per the report, the 13-year-old girl had claimed she was gang-raped and impregnated, prompting the CWC to conduct an inquiry.
Reportedly, a case was registered on June 22 at Raiboga police station after the intervention of the district collector.
As many as six persons including the IIC, another police personnel, the doctor who conducted the abortion at a community health centre, the stepfather of the girl and two others were named in the FIR.
(Edited By Suryakant Jena)
Birmitrapur Minor Girl Rape Abortion Case: Crime Branch Arrests Govt Hospital Doctor
Minor Girl Gang Rape In Sundergarh: 7 Arrested, 3 Others Absconding