Assam: Chicken seller arrested for rape of minor in Dhubri

DHUBRI: Assam Police today arrested a 25-year-old man in Assam's Dhubri district for allegedly raping a minor girl from a religious minority community.

The 16-year-old girl was allegedly raped last month in IG Road, Ward No-14, under Dhubri Sadar Police Station, said police.

The accused has been identified as Shahinur Ali, who works as a seller of broiler chickens.

According to the police, Ali lured the girl with chocolate and performed sexual acts without her consent.

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The incident came to light after the girl's parents noticed that she was "uncomfortable."

The girl subsequently told her parents about the incident.

The victim's family filed a police report against the accused at Dhubri Sadar police station, with the case number 973/21.

The accused fled his home, but a team of Dhubri Police successfully tracked him down and apprehended him from his own home after a month.

Police have registered a case against Shahinur Ali, under Section 120 (B) / 366 (A), 344, 354 (C), and 376 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Section 4 of RW Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.

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