{"id":126251,"date":"2024-08-24T07:49:45","date_gmt":"2024-08-24T02:19:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/?p=126251"},"modified":"2024-08-24T07:49:45","modified_gmt":"2024-08-24T02:19:45","slug":"prime-accused-in-dhing-gang-rape-case-attempts-escape-police-launch-water-search-operation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/?p=126251","title":{"rendered":"Prime Accused in Dhing Gang Rape Case Attempts Escape, Police Launch Water Search Operation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-126153\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/New-Logo-Smal-3.jpg?resize=198%2C55&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"55\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\">T<\/span>afazul Islam, the prime suspect in the harrowing <a href=\"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/?p=126219\">Dhing gang rape<\/a> case, made a dramatic escape attempt by jumping into a nearby waterbody during a police investigation. This incident occurred as officers escorted Islam to the crime scene for further inquiry.<\/span><\/h4>\n<figure id=\"attachment_126253\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-126253\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/Prime Accused in Dhing Gang Rape Case Attempts Escape\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-126253 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/25fd6925-c58e-4c30-9038-455a12ee6064.jpg?resize=1000%2C953&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Prime Accused in Dhing Gang Rape Case Attempts Escape\" width=\"1000\" height=\"953\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/25fd6925-c58e-4c30-9038-455a12ee6064.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/25fd6925-c58e-4c30-9038-455a12ee6064.jpg?resize=300%2C286&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/25fd6925-c58e-4c30-9038-455a12ee6064.jpg?resize=768%2C732&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/25fd6925-c58e-4c30-9038-455a12ee6064.jpg?resize=750%2C715&amp;ssl=1 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-126253\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Prime Accused in Dhing Gang Rape Case Attempts Escape<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Fearing that Islam might have drowned, police immediately launched an intensive search operation. Rescue teams remain on high alert as they scour the area in hopes of locating the suspect.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Islam was apprehended on August 23 after an exhaustive investigation identified him as one of three men involved in the brutal gang rape. The search for the other two perpetrators is still ongoing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, addressing the situation earlier on August 23, stated that existing laws and police measures are adequate to combat crimes against women. &#8220;In Dhing and several other places, such atrocities on women are happening. After the Lok Sabha election, certain sections have increased these activities,&#8221; CM Sarma remarked. He reassured the public that stringent action would be taken against all accused in the Dhing case.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">This gripping turn of events has captured public attention, as authorities continue their efforts to both apprehend Tafazul Islam and bring justice to the victims of this heinous crime.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tafazul Islam, the prime suspect in the harrowing Dhing gang rape case, made a dramatic escape attempt by jumping into a nearby waterbody during a police investigation. This incident occurred as officers escorted Islam to the crime scene for further inquiry. Fearing that Islam might have drowned, police immediately launched an intensive search operation. Rescue [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":126253,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"source_name":"","source_url":"","via_name":"","via_url":"","override_template":"0","override":[{"template":"1","single_blog_custom":"","parallax":"1","fullscreen":"1","layout":"right-sidebar","sidebar":"default-sidebar","second_sidebar":"default-sidebar","sticky_sidebar":"1","share_position":"bottom","share_float_style":"share-monocrhome","show_share_counter":"1","show_view_counter":"1","show_featured":"1","show_post_meta":"1","show_post_author":"1","show_post_author_image":"1","show_post_date":"1","post_date_format":"default","post_date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","show_post_category":"0","show_post_reading_time":"1","post_reading_time_wpm":"300","post_calculate_word_method":"str_word_count","show_zoom_button":"1","zoom_button_out_step":"2","zoom_button_in_step":"3","show_post_tag":"1","show_prev_next_post":"0","show_popup_post":"1","number_popup_post":"2","show_author_box":"0","show_post_related":"1","show_inline_post_related":"1"}],"override_image_size":"0","image_override":[{"single_post_thumbnail_size":"crop-715","single_post_gallery_size":"crop-500"}],"trending_post":"0","trending_post_position":"meta","trending_post_label":"Trending","sponsored_post":"0","sponsored_post_label":"Sponsored by","sponsored_post_name":"","sponsored_post_url":"","sponsored_post_logo_enable":"0","sponsored_post_logo":"","sponsored_post_desc":"","disable_ad":"0"},"jnews_primary_category":{"id":"","hide":""},"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":{"override_view_counter":"0","view_counter_number":"0","override_share_counter":"0","share_counter_number":"0","override_like_counter":"0","like_counter_number":"0","override_dislike_counter":"0","dislike_counter_number":"0"},"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[29693,29682,13811,29688,29685,29687,29677,29691,29673,29675,29683,29694,29679,29676,29681,29689,18595,29674,29692,29680,29686,29690,29678,29672,29684,29695],"class_list":["post-126251","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","tag-apprehend-tafazul-islam","tag-apprehended-august-23","tag-assam-chief-minister-himanta-biswa-sarma","tag-atrocities-on-women","tag-brutal-gang-rape","tag-combat-crimes-against-women","tag-crime-scene-escort","tag-dhing-case-justice","tag-dhing-gang-rape-case","tag-dramatic-escape-attempt","tag-exhaustive-investigation","tag-heinous-crime","tag-intensive-search-operation","tag-jumping-into-waterbody","tag-locate-suspect","tag-lok-sabha-election-impact","tag-police-investigation","tag-prime-suspect-escape","tag-public-attention","tag-rescue-teams-alert","tag-search-ongoing","tag-stringent-action","tag-suspect-drown-fear","tag-tafazul-islam","tag-three-men-involved","tag-victim-justice"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":157510,"url":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/?p=157510","url_meta":{"origin":126251,"position":0},"title":"Tinsukia Gang-Rape : Young Woman, Accused Held from Arunachal","author":"News Desk","date":"August 27, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"A woman, aged about 18\u201319, was allegedly gang-raped by four men on the evening of August 14 in Namphai Lishang village under the Jagun Police Outpost in Tinsukia district, Assam, police said, and one of the accused has since been arrested from neighbouring Arunachal Pradesh. 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