Archive · 19 Aug 2026
Sub-inspector arrested over alleged Salt Lake guest-house rape
A police sub-inspector named Azmal Haque has been arrested.
A woman accused him of taking her to a guest house in Salt Lake.
She said he raped her there.
She reported the allegation to police in July.
Police investigated and worked with Birbhum district police.
They later found and arrested Haque in Mumbai.
He was taken to court there before being brought to Calcutta.
He has been suspended while the investigation and departmental proceedings continue.
Sub-inspector Azmal Haque, posted at Nalhati police station in Birbhum, was arrested over an alleged rape.
The woman complained that Haque took her to a guest house in Salt Lake’s CL Block and raped her.
She filed a written complaint with Bidhannagar East police station in July.
Police arrested Haque in Mumbai on Monday and brought him to Calcutta on transit remand Tuesday.
Haque has been suspended, departmental proceedings have begun, and the woman underwent a medical test.
- Who
- Sub-inspector Azmal Haque and a woman who filed the complaint.
- What
- Haque was arrested over the woman’s allegation that he raped her at a Salt Lake guest house.
- When
- The complaint was filed in July; Haque was arrested on Monday and brought to Calcutta on Tuesday.
- Where
- The alleged rape occurred at a guest house in Salt Lake’s CL Block; Haque was arrested in Mumbai.
- Why
- Police arrested Haque after investigating the woman’s written complaint.
Police Allegation
Accused’s Position
Account of the incident
Police Allegation
The woman alleged in a written complaint that Haque took her to a Salt Lake guest house and raped her.
Accused’s Position
The articles do not report a statement or response from Haque disputing or addressing the allegation.
Investigation and action
Police Allegation
Police investigated the complaint, arrested Haque in Mumbai, and said he had been suspended pending departmental proceedings.
Accused’s Position
The articles do not provide Haque’s legal defense or account of the case.
- Accused
- Azmal Haque, a sub-inspector posted at Nalhati police station
- Allegation
- The woman alleged that Haque raped her at a guest house
- Reported location
- Salt Lake’s CL Block
- Complaint
- Filed with Bidhannagar East police station in July
- Arrest location
- Mumbai
- Legal transfer
- Haque was brought to Calcutta on transit remand
- Departmental action
- He was suspended and departmental proceedings were initiated
- Medical examination
- The complainant underwent a medical test