The prime accused in the Dhing rape case, Tafazul Islam, allegedly escaped from police custody, jumped into a pond and died, said police on Saturday morning.
This incident has sparked significant public outrage in Bolpur, especially in light of the recent murder of a trainee female doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Hospital.
Another nurse Mehnaaz and a ward boy Junaid, who also worked at the hospital, helped Shahnawaz to execute the heinous crime. The trio has been arrested.