Assam: 18-year-old Allegedly Raped, Charred to Death; Half-burnt Body Found in Kokrajhar

A probe has been launched into the matter. Meanwhile, efforts are also on to nab the culprit.

Dispur: The half-burnt body of a teenager was on Sunday recovered from a paddy field in Assam’s Kokrajhar. Prima facie has revealed that the woman was 18-years-old and was subjected to rape, and later, burnt to death.

“The woman was missing since Friday. Her body was found with hands tied at a paddy field in Gendrabeel area of the district Saturday night. It seems she was raped, but nothing can be said for sure before the arrival of the postmortem report,” the officer said.

A probe has been launched into the matter. Meanwhile, efforts are also on to nab the culprit.

In another incident, the body of a minor girl was found stuffed in a trolley bag at a roadside near Yamuna Biodiversity Park on Sunday. Police were informed about the incident at 7.30 AM and a team from the Timarpur police station visited the spot, an official said.

When police opened the unclaimed bag, the body of an almost eight to nine-year-old girl was found, Deputy Commissioner of Police (north) Nupur Prasad said. The police spotted a strangulation mark on the neck of the victim, she said.

The body was rushed to Aruna Asaf Ali Hospital.

Meanwhile, police are also scanning through profiles of missing girls and trying to identify the deceased, the DCP said.