Protests rife in Assam over rape

GUWAHATI: An alleged incident of gang rape and murder has triggered massive protests in Lakhimpur district of eastern Assam over the failure of the police to nab the culprits.
The incident occurred at Boginadi area of the district.
In the wake of massive protests, the National Commission for Women (NCW) also dashed a notice  to Assam Police to “respond” within 24 hours and arrest the culprits.
The National Women’s  Commission has also called for swift legal action on the rape case.
A senior police official of the district informed that the post-mortem report was still being awaited to ascertain the actual cause of death of the woman even as investigation was on to nab the culprits. Police today picked up a person for interrogation in connection with the incident.
A large number of public led by the All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) on Wednesday staged a protest demonstration in the district demanding immediate arrest of the culprits. “We are not going to rest till the culprits are arrested and hanged,” they said. The people have been protesting since Sunday last .
The incident occurred on Friday last.
A local woman boarded an auto-van to pick up her daughter from the school on Friday afternoon. The woman was found dumped along the roadside in an unconscious state after two-and-a-half hour later the same day, barely a few hundred meters away from a police station.
Dead woman in Assam not raped:Police
Guwahati: Police in Assam Wednesday said a woman whose death sparked widespread protests was not raped.
Superintendent of Police P.K Bhuyan ruled out the “rape” angle and said the woman died due to severe head injuries in Lakhimpur district.
“I am yet to physically receive the post mortem report. However, my officers who are in Guwahati obtained the post mortem report today (Wednesday), which ruled out any rape angle. The woman died due to severe head injuries,” Bhuyan said. (IANS)