Assam Rape Accused

A key accused in the rape of a minor girl allegedly escaped from police custody, jumped into a pond, and died this morning, police said.

Houses of five people, including three rape and murder accused, were demolished in Assam's Goalpara district on Sunday for alleged encroachment on government land, officials said.

Darrang Superintendent of Police Prakash Sonowal told PTI that the woman, who works as a daily wager at a brick kiln in Naodinga village went missing on March 7.

A 12-year-old girl was raped and killed in Assam's Tinsukia district, police said on Thursday.The accused, who fled to Arunachal Pradesh, was later critically injured in police firing when he tried to escape from custody after his arrest.

According to the woman, a private firm employee, she was in touch with the accused, Sandeep, for the past few days and had been talking to him on the phone.

Suspended Superintendent of Police Raj Mohan Ray was on Thursday arrested for allegedly taking Rs 2 lakh as bribe from the kin of a man accused of raping and killing a girl in Assam's Darrang district.

A suspended Assam Police Service officer and three government doctors were arrested in the state's Darrang district for allegedly shielding the accused in the rape and murder case of a 13-year-old girl.

A 45-year-old man who was accused of rape and murder was killed by a mob in Assam's Lakhimpur on Thursday after he escaped from the court on Tuesday.

A man, who was arrested for his alleged involvement in the gang rape of a girl, was shot at and injured when he attempted to escape from police custody in Assam's Kokrajhar district on Thursday, an officer said.

A man, arrested in a rape case, was injured in firing when he allegedly tried to escape from custody in Assam's Nagaon district, police said on Thursday.

A person accused of raping a six-year old minor girl was sentenced to 10 years of imprisonment by a special judge of the Nagaon district court on Tuesday.

A prime accused in the gang-rape of a minor girl was gunned down by police in Guwahati while allegedly trying to escape from custody, an official said today.

The prime accused in the alleged gang rape and murder of a minor girl at Bhurgaon in Assam's Morigaon district was injured in police firing when he tried to flee from custody in the early hours of Friday, an officer said.

A doctor working at a private hospital in Assam's Dibrugarh district was arrested on Thursday for allegedly raping a colleague, the police said.

An accused in the gruesome rape and murder of two underage girls in the Kokrajhar district of Assam's Bodoland Territorial Region has been hospitalised after the police shot and injured him when he tried to escape from their custody, officials said.

A key accused in the rape of a minor girl allegedly escaped from police custody, jumped into a pond, and died this morning, police said.

Houses of five people, including three rape and murder accused, were demolished in Assam's Goalpara district on Sunday for alleged encroachment on government land, officials said.

Darrang Superintendent of Police Prakash Sonowal told PTI that the woman, who works as a daily wager at a brick kiln in Naodinga village went missing on March 7.

A 12-year-old girl was raped and killed in Assam's Tinsukia district, police said on Thursday.The accused, who fled to Arunachal Pradesh, was later critically injured in police firing when he tried to escape from custody after his arrest.

According to the woman, a private firm employee, she was in touch with the accused, Sandeep, for the past few days and had been talking to him on the phone.

Suspended Superintendent of Police Raj Mohan Ray was on Thursday arrested for allegedly taking Rs 2 lakh as bribe from the kin of a man accused of raping and killing a girl in Assam's Darrang district.

A suspended Assam Police Service officer and three government doctors were arrested in the state's Darrang district for allegedly shielding the accused in the rape and murder case of a 13-year-old girl.

A 45-year-old man who was accused of rape and murder was killed by a mob in Assam's Lakhimpur on Thursday after he escaped from the court on Tuesday.

A man, who was arrested for his alleged involvement in the gang rape of a girl, was shot at and injured when he attempted to escape from police custody in Assam's Kokrajhar district on Thursday, an officer said.

A man, arrested in a rape case, was injured in firing when he allegedly tried to escape from custody in Assam's Nagaon district, police said on Thursday.

A person accused of raping a six-year old minor girl was sentenced to 10 years of imprisonment by a special judge of the Nagaon district court on Tuesday.

A prime accused in the gang-rape of a minor girl was gunned down by police in Guwahati while allegedly trying to escape from custody, an official said today.

The prime accused in the alleged gang rape and murder of a minor girl at Bhurgaon in Assam's Morigaon district was injured in police firing when he tried to flee from custody in the early hours of Friday, an officer said.

A doctor working at a private hospital in Assam's Dibrugarh district was arrested on Thursday for allegedly raping a colleague, the police said.

An accused in the gruesome rape and murder of two underage girls in the Kokrajhar district of Assam's Bodoland Territorial Region has been hospitalised after the police shot and injured him when he tried to escape from their custody, officials said.