DUMAGUETE CITY – Police have arrested the two “most wanted” persons for rape on separate operations in Negros Oriental.
Reports from the Negros Oriental Provincial Police Office (NOPPO) on Wednesday said the suspects, whose real names are withheld, are from Tanjay City and the municipality of Mabinay.
Around 5:20 p.m. Tuesday, police arrested the 50-year old suspect from Mabinay at his residence in Barangay Tapon Norte, San Jose.
He was identified as the 5th Most Wanted Person in San Jose.
Judge Rosario Santos Carriaga of Regional Trial Court Branch 75 of Bais City, Negros Oriental issued the arrest warrant in relation to two counts of rape filed against him.
Meanwhile, the other suspect, a 19-year-old from Barangay Novallas, Tanjay City, was arrested on the same day. He is ranked as the 4th Most Wanted Person in Tanjay City.
No bail was recommended for both of the accused.
The arrests came in the midst of the observance of Women’s Month this March. (PNA)
