Assam: Youths arrested for raping 3 tribal minor girls

Assam Police arrested three youths for allegedly raping three minor girls belonging to a tribal community, in the Goalpara district of Assam.

According to police, the accused persons sexually abused the minor girls inside a house made of brick kilns on October 22. The area falls under the jurisdiction of the Dudhnoi Police Station. The arrested persons were identified as Hasan Paramanik, Debasish Das, and Hafizul.

Giving information, Sukumar Nath, Police Sub-Inspector of Goalpara district, said that the accused persons lured the minor girls and took them to a house of a brick kiln and committed the crime.

"Following the incident, the family members of the victims lodged a complaint and we immediately started an investigation. Today, we have arrested all three accused persons. We have also conducted health check-ups of the victim minor girls," he said.

The accused persons will be produced before the court.