The Family Members Are Claiming It [Rape], But We Are Waiting for the Post-mortem Report to Draw Any Conclusions

Four people have been detained in connection with the rape and murder of a 15-year-old girl found dead at her home near National Highway-6 in Assam’s Hailakandi district on Saturday night, police said. Senior superintendent of police (SSP), Hailakandi, Amitab Sinha, said a case was registered and four persons were being questioned, but refused to share further details. “The family members are claiming it [rape], but we are waiting for the post-mortem report to draw any conclusions.

We are investigating the matter thoroughly, and four persons are currently being questioned, Sinha said. The incident occurred in the Aloichora area under Katlichera police station at 11 pm on Saturday. The victim’s family said they were attending a feast at a relative’s house nearby at the time.

“It’s a neighbourhood where many members of the same extended family live together, and her family members were not far away when the incident happened, the SSP said. “She was there at the feast too, but after an argument with a cousin, she left for home at 10.30 pm. We thought we’d bring some food for her later, but when we reached home around an hour later, it was a horrible scene, her mother said.

She said her body was found lying on the floor, almost unrecognisable. “It was horrible; how can a human treat another human, a little girl, in such a brutal manner, she said, demanding capital punishment for the accused. The victim’s sister alleged that the attackers used utensils and other objects to mutilate the body after the assault.””””