From Our Correspondent
TURA: Over a dozen criminals from neighbouring Assam entered the plain belt region of West Garo Hills and committed a dacoity and rape inside a village under Garobadha police outpost early Sunday morning.
The incident occurred around 2 AM on Sunday morning when as many as fifteen men from neighbouring Hat-Singimari region of Assam crossed into Garobadha area to commit the atrocities.
The men who were reportedly armed with daggers, daos (machete) and other lethal weapons entered the village of Boldamgre, near Jongkipara, 12 kms from Garobadha town.
An 18-year-old girl who came out of her house with a torch on hearing footsteps was attacked by the criminals and reportedly raped by an unidentified person. The dacoits then targeted the home of one Gajang Sangma and assaulted his family before taking away seven thousand rupees.
One double barrel gun was also reported to have been taken away by the criminals from one of the houses in the village.
“We are pursuing the criminals and have obtained some leads into the case,” informed West Garo Hills SP Mukesh Kr Singh.
The district police chief visited the village on Sunday and took stock of the law and order situation.
Meanwhile, the girl has been admitted to a hospital in Garo Hills for medical treatment.
