Three people were arrested for gangraping a minor girl from the tribal community in Assam’s Chirang district, police said on Monday.
“He was taken to the site where the crime was committed, but he suddenly attacked the investigating officers. One of the accused, a 20-year-old, sustained bullet injuries in a police encounter while trying to flee. The alleged incident took place on July 24, and the accused not only gang-raped the minor but also filmed the act to blackmail her, according to him. A case was registered under Sections 70(2) (gang rape of a woman under eighteen years of age), 96 (procuration of a child), and 61(2) (criminal conspiracy) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, along with Section 6 (aggravated penetrative sexual assault) of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012, according to police.
Chirang, Dhruba Bora, the accused, attacked police personnel during an investigation and attempted to flee when he was shot in the legs, according to the senior superintendent of police (SSP). Despite repeated warnings, he continued the assault, following which a senior cop shot him in the legs,” Bora said. “The matter came to light two days ago after one of the accused shared the video on social media, and the victim’s mother lodged a complaint at Runikhata Police Station on August 15,” the SSP said.
