Teens Arrested in Assam for Rape, Murder of 15-Year-Old Girl

Police found mangled private areas and significant damage marks on the victim's body, indicating torture with various items.


Investigating authorities said the victim was dating one of the suspects.

Saturday night found the 15-year-old girl deceased at her house near National Highway-6 in Hailakandi, Assam. Her family alleges rape and horrific murder.

Police arrested three 17-19-year-olds on Monday after originally detaining five adolescents on Sunday.Amitabh Sinha, SSP, Hailakandi, said one of them is 17-and-a-half years old, but the savagery of the crime warrants a trial as an adult.

The incident occurred at 11 pm Saturday at Aloichora under Katlicherra police station. The victim's relatives reported they were at a close relative's feast.

After arguing with a cousin, she departed the feast around 10.30 pm for home. After an hour, we were shocked to find her corpse at home, thinking we'd bring her supper "The victim's mother recounted.

She reported finding her practically unrecognizable body on the floor.
She demanded capital punishment for the guilty, saying it was horrific how a person could abuse a tiny kid so brutally.

The victim's sister said the perpetrators mutilated the corpse with cutlery and other things.

A senior official stated Monday that the victim's private parts were damaged and her body showed serious injury scars from torture with various things.

Three accused have been booked under sections 65(1) (rape of a girl under 16), 103(1) (murder) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), and 6 (aggravated penetrative sexual assault) of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012, according to Additional Superintendent of Police, Hailakandi, Samir Darpan Baruahsince the investigation develops, we may add other portions, since Baruah stated that more arrests may be possible.We confiscated and questioned numerous others' phones "added. Police presented the apprehended suspects to the court but declined to provide any details due to the sensitivity of the situation.
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SSP Sinha stated the murder's motive is unknown, although the accused knew the victim and her residence.

They knew the home. We are exploring girl-boy communications. However, we cannot decide. He continued, We can only say a comprehensive inquiry is ongoing.

It provoked large protests in Hailakandi and other Barak Valley areas of Assam. On Sunday, Hailakandi residents stopped NH-6 between Assam and Mizoram.

Protesters want the accused executed.