Assam: Dibrugarh Police nabs 2 for gangrape of minor

Dibrugarh Police arrested two accused involved in a gangrape of a minor girl in Dibrugarh, Assam. Two of the four accused are absconding.

The incident took place on 19th June when a minor girl was on her way from Convoy road to her sister's house at Chandmari ghat at Paltan Bazar, Dibrugarh, four young men approached her. The minor girl was forcibly

The incidents of rapes and gangrape have been increasing in the country and also in the state. This has highlighted how the crimes have been increased towards women.

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Earlier in March, as reported by media platforms seven persons accused of rape and murder of a 12-year-old girl in Assam’s Biswanath district turned out to be juvenile. They appeared for their Class X State Board examination in February. The girl was reported missing on February 28. Her body was retrieved from a forest near her village on Saturday.

The girl was reported missing on February 28 evening. Her body was retrieved from a forest near her village on Saturday. The accused, from the same village as the victim, were arrested soon after.

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