Assam: Two Nabbed For Raping Minor Girl In Hailakandi District

Hailakandi: Assam Police on Thursday apprehended two youths for allegedly raping a minor girl in Assam's Hailakandi district.

The arrested persons were identified as Abdul Hussain and Salim Uddin.

As per reports, the incident took place at Kanchiala village under Ramnathpur police station on July 15.

''Two youths had rapped a minor girl in the forest area of Kanchiala village,'' media reports quoted Gaurav Upadhyay, Superintendent of Police (SP) of Hailakandi district.

''In a bid to arrest him we conducted several raids and eventually on Wednesday night (July 20), we nabbed both the accused who hailed from the victim's village,'' he added.

Meanwhile, further investigation is going on into the matter.

In June, a similar incident was reported in Assam's Hojai district, where two persons allegedly raped a minor girl.

Following the incident, Assam police nabbed the two accused.

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