17-Year-Old Autistic Minor Raped by 43-Year-Old Man in Karimganj, Assam

GUWAHATI: The crime against women in the state continues to rise and this time a 43-year-old merciless man allegedly raped a 17-year-old autistic minor girl in Karimganj.

The accused, who is a resident of Badarpur town, has also been booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act, 2012 and some other sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

"The survivor is going through a regular medical test and after that, it will be established whether she was raped. But the family members are alleging that she was sexually assaulted. Our officials have taken her statement," said Dipak Saikia, an officer in charge of Badarpur police station.

Badarpur Police Station Officer-in-Charge Dipak Saikia informed, "We have sent the victim for the test and after it we can say something accused. The family members are continuously alleging that she was raped."

Demanding strict punishment for the accused one of the victim's family members said, "Our girl is 17 years old but her brain is still like a 5-year-old child as she is autistic. The man who raped our daughter is known to our family and often visits our home, we never thought that he can try to force himself on our little girl one day. We want strict punishment against him."

Earlier, a 12-year-old minor has been gang-raped in Uloni of Khetri in Kamrup (M) on July 25.

According to reports, the 12-year-old is believed to be a resident of Tamholong was raped by 4 notorious miscreants at Khetri. Further, the Khetri police have arrested the four rapists involved in the case.

The four rapists are identified as Bakul Baishya of Maloibari, Bikash Sarkar of Durung, Chiranjit Sarkar of Durung and Keshab Biswas of Nagaon, Kamrup.

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