E/CN.4/2000/9 page 103 1998. Family members of the victim submitted a memorandum to the district magistrate on 12 March 1998 requesting an investigation, but there has been no information on the progress of the investigation. 516. Nbiari Doimary was allegedly raped by soldiers of No. 2 Madras Regiment stationed at Rowta in Hatkhula village in Darrang district on 14 March 1998. Neighbours reportedly lodged a complaint with the Udalguri police station the next morning and she was sent for a medical examination on 18 March 1999. 517. Lilawati Baishya was allegedly raped by members of the 313 Field Regiment in the village of Paikarkuchi in Nalbari district on 16 July 1998. Soldiers came to the home of Dharani Baishya, Lilawati's husband, and pulled him out of the house and beat him severely along with his small children while two of the soldiers inside the house stripped Lilawati Baishya and tortured her. One of the soldiers allegedly sat on top of her and bit several parts of her naked body. Then the two soldiers raped her repeatedly. As they left, they allegedly threatened her not to lodge any complaint concerning the gang rape. 518. Bina Baishya was allegedly raped by members of the 313 Field Regiment in the village of Paikarkuchi in Nalbari district on 16 July 1998. The soldiers reportedly threatened the family and the victim not to lodge any complaint. Urgent appeals and replies received 519. On 9 February 1999, the Special Rapporteur sent a joint urgent appeal with the Chairman-Rapporteur of the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention on behalf of Zahoor Ahmed Khanday, aged 15. He had reportedly been taken from his parents' house in the village of Maloora, near Srinagar, by members of the Special Operation Group (SOG), a branch of the State police, on 2 February 1999. On 3 February, the SOG reportedly denied that he was in their custody. On 4 February, his parents unsuccessfully tried to file a First Information Report at Parimpor police station to record their son's "disappearance". On the same day, his uncle is reported to have visited the SOG headquarters at Hafthchinar, Cargo Complex, where SOG officials apparently admitted that they were holding him. The Government replied on 12 August 1999 that Zahoor Ahmed Khandey, son of Mohammed Ramzan Khandey, was apprehended by the Special Operation Group of the Jammu and Kashmir police on 2 February 1999 on suspicion of involvement in a case concerning his brother Bashir Khandey of the shooting a Jammu and Kashmir police constable at Baramaloo. The Government further reported that after preliminary questioning, he was released on 5 February 1999 and was currently staying at his house. Follow-up to previously transmitted communications 520. By letter dated 22 March 1999, the Government replied to an urgent appeal sent by the Special Rapporteur on 10 July 1998 (see E/CN.4/1999/61, para. 311) and two cases transmitted to the Government by the Special Rapporteur by letter dated 11 November 1998 (see E/CN.4/1999/61, paras. 293 and 300). In relation to the urgent appeal, the Government replied that Bimal Kanti Chakma was arrested on 6 July 1998 by the police officer in charge of Miao police station, after a complaint was made by another man that Bimal Kanti Chakma and others had plotted a case of possession of illegal firearms out of personal rivalry with the man. The Government further replied that he was later released on bail and denied that he was tortured while was detained.