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Tax & excise jt commissioner surrenders in molestation case

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Press Trust of India Itanagar
Last Updated : Jul 27 2017 | 5:02 PM IST
Absconding Tax & Excise Joint Commissioner Tani Jonkey, accused of molesting a minor girl, has surrendered in a hospital, police said today.
After evading arrest for a while, Jonkey got himself admitted in a hospital where he surrendered before the police yesterday, Capital Complex Superintendent of Police Dr A Koan said.
Police have been looking for the absconding officer after a case was registered at the Women Police Station here under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
In a complaint on July 5, the victim's mother alleged that when her daughter went for tutorial on June 2 with her friends, Jonkey molested her.
Jonkey, however, denied the charges against him.

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First Published: Jul 27 2017 | 5:02 PM IST

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