Two arrested for gang-raping minor girl in Assam

Kokrajhar (Assam): A minor girl in Kokrajhar district of Assam was allegedly raped by three men and police have arrested two of them, a senior police official said on Tuesday.

According to the official, the incident took place in Dholmara village on Monday night when a 16-year-old girl was returning home from a nearby shop.
The girl’s father lodged an FIR at the Kokrajhar police station alleging that three youths raped his daughter, police said.

The FIR was registered under various provisions of the Penal Code of India and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses (POCSO) Act.

“We have already arrested two accused from Lalkura Part II today and are searching for the third culprit,” the official said.

Several political and social organizations, including the All Koch-Rajbongshi Students Union (AKRSU), have strongly condemned the incident and called for the perpetrators to be severely punished.