Dibrugarh, April 22: Dibrugarh District Sports Association (DDSA) on Saturday suspended Dr Debajit Dutta from the post of president after his wife was arrested for over physically assulting of a minor housemaid.
In a meeting held at DDSA office, the office bearers of DDSA took a decisive decision to suspended Dr Debajit Dutta from the post of president.
Dutta has been absconding after the arrest of his wife Boby Kalita. Boby Kalita was arrested on April 14 by Dibrugarh police after a case was registerd at Dibrugarh police station.
“On April 12, Dr Debajit Dutta and his wife Boby Kalita came to our office. After they stepped out our office, the wife of Dr Debajit Dutta was picked up by police. When we went to Dibrugarh police station, we have learned that Boby Kalita was arrested and her husband is absconding,” said a member of Child Welfare Committee(CWC), Dibrugarh.
According to the member, the minor girl was brutally tortured and sometimes they locked her in the room and went to Guwahati.
“The victim told us that she was brutally tortured by the wife of Dr Debajit Dutta and when the victim complained to Dr Dutta he didn’t bother to listen. Afer knowing everything he kept quite. The gril was a minor and was not aware of address properly. She only told that she was brought by someone,” stated the member.
A case has been registered under various sections of the IPC and relevant juvenile protection laws.
Additional superintendent of police crime Sizal Agarwal said, “Dr Debajit Dutta has been absconding. We are trying our best to find out his whereabouts. As per law we will take action,”.
According to reports, the doctor had ‘purchased’ the girl who was from the neighbouring state of Arunachal Pradesh in 2013 from a person and since then the girl was with the couple.
Sources said that it might be a case human trafficking.
“Many tribal girls were involved in human trafficking after they were lured of good jobs. Most of girls were trafficked from Arunachal Pradesh. A human trafficking network has been working and supplying girls to other states in pretext of jobs,” said a source.
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