TURA/SHILLONG: A five-year-old girl was sexually assaulted by a middle-aged man in a village under Rongjeng police station in East Garo Hills recently.
Though the incident occurred a week ago, it was divulged to the family on Monday, who promptly filed a police complaint in Williamnagar.
However, the accused, said to be hailing from Dhubri district of Assam, has gone absconding.
“He ran away as soon as the news broke about the incident. We have already registered a case and have alerted out counterparts in Assam,” said district police chief in-charge AT Sangma.
In a separate incident, the West Jaintia Hills Police have arrested one person for allegedly raping a 13-year-old girl.
Police said that the incident happened on January 14, when the girl was raped by Seiborlangki Sutnga (18) under Nartiang PS jurisdiction.
The mother of the victim informed the police about the crime on Tuesday and an FIR was registered.
The victim is in under medical treatment.
The women police and officers from Nartiang Police Station, immediately, made all efforts and finally arrested the accused on the same day.
A case has been registered under relevant sections of POCSO Act, and the accused will be produced before the Court on Wednesday.
