A scrap dealer, who stole the medico-legal case register from the office of the chief medical officer, Bowring Hospital, is now cooling his heels behind the bars.
According to police, Mohammed Syed Zuber committed the theft to destroy evidence against his friend who was booked for sexual assault on his minor daughter.
Zuber sneaked into the chief medical officer's (CMO) office on the night of October 14 and fled with the register.
The theft came to light the next day and the doctors had lodged a complaint at the Bowring Hospital police outpost. On an examination of the CCTV footage, the police found a man walking away with the register. They later identified Zuber, who was arrested from his house on November 9.
"During investigations, it came to light that Zuber stole the MLC register to help his friend, Javed (name changed) who is lodged in Parappana Agrahara Central prison for sexually assaulting his 15-year-old daughter. Based on the complaint lodged by the victim's mother, the Pulakeshi Nagar police had arrested Javed. He was booked under the Pocso Act and remanded in judicial custody," said a senior police officer.
Both Javed and his daughter were subjected to medical examination at Bowring Hospital and the doctors confirmed that the girl was sexually assaulted and made the entry in the MLC register, which is a crucial evidence for the case.
Zuber knew that Javed could face a jail term if the MLC register was submitted in the court.
Hence, Zuber stole the register after making a recce of the chief medical officer office. The police recovered the register from his relative's house. It is a security lapse on the part of the hospital, the police said and added that they were questioning the security staff at the hospital.
DH News Service
According to police, Mohammed Syed Zuber committed the theft to destroy evidence against his friend who was booked for sexual assault on his minor daughter.
Zuber sneaked into the chief medical officer's (CMO) office on the night of October 14 and fled with the register.
The theft came to light the next day and the doctors had lodged a complaint at the Bowring Hospital police outpost. On an examination of the CCTV footage, the police found a man walking away with the register. They later identified Zuber, who was arrested from his house on November 9.
"During investigations, it came to light that Zuber stole the MLC register to help his friend, Javed (name changed) who is lodged in Parappana Agrahara Central prison for sexually assaulting his 15-year-old daughter. Based on the complaint lodged by the victim's mother, the Pulakeshi Nagar police had arrested Javed. He was booked under the Pocso Act and remanded in judicial custody," said a senior police officer.
Both Javed and his daughter were subjected to medical examination at Bowring Hospital and the doctors confirmed that the girl was sexually assaulted and made the entry in the MLC register, which is a crucial evidence for the case.
Zuber knew that Javed could face a jail term if the MLC register was submitted in the court.
Hence, Zuber stole the register after making a recce of the chief medical officer office. The police recovered the register from his relative's house. It is a security lapse on the part of the hospital, the police said and added that they were questioning the security staff at the hospital.
DH News Service
