Minor ‘Molested’ By Her Uncles And Cousin In Guwahati
STAFF REPORTER
GUWAHATI: In a horrific incident that tore at the hearts of people, an orphaned girl studying in Panbazar Higher Secondary School was allegedly molested by her own uncles and a cousin.
According to Guwahati police commissioner Deepak Kumar, the victim was adopted by her aunt (jethai) Bonti Handique after her father passed away and her mother abandoned her and remarried. Bonti Handique’s husband Hiruprasad Deka, 39, had allegedly molested the minor on various occasions and sometimes, Deka’s nephew Debashis Deka also physically abused her. When Bonti Handique realized what was happening, she separated from her husband and started living with the minor at a different location.
Bonti Handique, who is a sportsperson for Assam Police had to make frequent trips outside the city. On one such trip, she entrusted the responsibility of the minor to her younger brother Thaneshwar Handique, 32, who was the minor’s uncle (khura). Heart wrenchingly, the minor was again allegedly molested and this time by her own khura.
The victim opened her heart at a meeting in school and recounted her unfortunate tale. A journalist lodged a complaint (134/19 U/S 376/ (A) (B)/ 376 (iii) IPC R/W Section 6 of POCSO Act) at the All Women Police Station at Panbazar and both Hiruprasad Deka and Thaneshwar Handique, who are in 4th APBn were arrested. However, Debashis Deka is absconding.