A day after proceeding on leave, Gurgaon Police Commissioner Navdeep Singh Virk was back to work today, cutting short his five-day leave, to pursue investigations into the alleged rape and torture of two Nepalese women by a Saudi diplomat.
Virk had gone on leave yesterday, a day after he filed a "detailed" report into the case to the Ministry of External Affairs, leading to questions and speculation.
"The Police Commissioner joined duty today and he shall continue to head the probe in this case," Assistant Commissioner of Police (Crime) Rajesh Chechi, who is also spokesperson for Gurgaon Police, told PTI.
Gurgaon Police has said that the leave sanctioned to the Police Commissioner had nothing to do with the case.
The five-day leave - comprising three days casual leave and two day 'station' leave - to Virk was sanctioned on September 3, which is four days before the two women were rescued by the cops, said Chechi.
The report sent to the ministry also included the result of second medical examination of the victims, which confirmed rape and sodomy.
Earlier in the day, the hard disk of digital video recorder connected to around six CCTV cameras covering crucial spots outside the diplomat's residence turned out to be corrupt.
It has now been sent to the State Forensic Science Laboratory in Madhubani, said a police official.
The two Nepalese women were rescued from the diplomat's house in Gurgaon by the police after receiving a complaint from an NGO.
The External Affairs Ministry yesterday asked the Saudi Embassy to direct the diplomat to cooperate in the investigation into the case.
