Guwahati:

Eleven years after they thrashed a person to death at a market in Assam, six police personnel have been sentenced to life imprisonment.

Tinsukia District and Sessions Judge Dipankar Bora, on Wednesday, handed the life terms to the six policemen under Section 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code.

According to reports, one Ajit Sonowal was beaten to death by the six policemen at Ambikapur market in Tinsukia district’s Sadiya on October 7, 2013. Sonowal was taken to Assam Medical College and Hospital in Dibrugarh where he later died.

His father filed a First Information Report at the Sadiya police station two days after the attack. A chargesheet was filed and the court, after considering the evidence and the arguments, found the six police personnel guilty.

New Delhi:

A deputy superintendent of police (DSP) in Assam was on Sunday arrested for allegedly repeatedly raping a minor domestic help.

He has been identified as Kiran Nath and was posted at the Lachit Borphukan Police Academy in Golaghat district.

The victim, 15, alleged that she was repeatedly raped by the senior police official. She said that Nath had forcibly confined her at his residence and used to torture her with the help of his family members.

Her family members lodged a complaint at the Dergaon police station on Saturday, following which a case was registered against him on Sunday.

Assam Director General of Police (DGP) Gyanendra Pratap Singh said that Nath has been arrested on the basis of evidence that has come up during the investigation.

“Zero tolerance towards sexual misconduct amongst police personnel remains corner stone of the policy of Assam Police,” Mr Singh said in a post on X, formerly Twitter.

Reference allegations of sexual misconduct towards the housemaid by a DSP posted at LBPA Dergaon – Case No 42 under section 376,506 of IPC and Section 6 of POCSO Act has been registered at Dergaon PS, District Golaghat.
DSP Kiran Nath, presently posted at @LBPA_Assam has been…

— GP Singh (@gpsinghips) March 17, 2024

Nath has been arrested under section 376 (raping a female under sixteen years), 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO), 2012.

Police said that they have recorded the statement of the victim and other witnesses, and are further investigating the matter.

Nagaon, Assam:

A minor girl was allegedly raped and killed by a relative in Assam’s Hojai district, police said on Sunday.

The body of the girl was recovered from her house on Saturday night, they said.

The family members have alleged that she was raped and killed by a relative when she was alone in the house, a police officer said.

“The body has been sent to Nagaon Civil Hospital for post-mortem. We have launched an investigation, and are on the lookout for the accused,” he said. 

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