Bihar: DSP accused of raping minor girl evades arrest

PATNA: ADG CID (weaker section) Anil Kishore Yadav has asked Patna and Gaya SSPs to form dedicated teams to arrest rape accused senior DSP Kamlakant Prasad whose anticipatory bail petition was rejected by a special court (POCSO Act) in Gaya on Monday. Prasad is charged with raping a minor girl at his official quarter in Gaya during Dussehra in 2017.
Prasad was posted as an officer on special duty with Central Selection Board of Constable in Patna at the time of his suspension on June 15 this year. The state police headquarters had recommended Prasad’s suspension on June 4 after an FIR was registered against him with Women’s police station in Gaya on May 27 on the basis of a complaint lodged by the girl’s brother.
CID ADG (weaker section) Anil Kishore Yadav on Tuesday said the DSP was evading arrest and Patna and Gaya police were looking for him. “We will soon move court seeking arrest warrant against Prasad. The legal procedure for property attachment will be started after court’s nod,” he added.
A senior police officer privy to the investigation said, “Prasad’s present location is unknown. Police are trying to know Prasad’s whereabouts and arrest him,” he said, adding two police teams have already been formed in Patna and Gaya to arrest Prasad.
“The Patna police team comprises three inspectors, including one from the technical cell. Gaya police team, on the other hand, has an inspector, two sub-inspectors and an officer from technical cell for surveillance,” the officer said, adding a CID inspector is coordinating with both teams.
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme Court directives on cases related to sexual assault)