From Our Correspondent
TURA, Dec 7: Swift action by South Garo Hills Police has led to the arrest of the prime accused involved in the murder of a 17-year-old girl from Dalu who went missing on December 1 and whose body was recovered a few days later on December 4.
After a written complaint was filed on December 4, the minor victim’s body was recovered from the bushes at Dangsugre area on the way to Chaipani village on the same day. The minor victim was suspected to have been raped and murdered.
Following the recovery of the victim’s dead body, police swung into action and managed to apprehend the prime accused, Bimstar R Marak (22), alias Bimbim, from his residence at Dangsugre within 48 hours. According to police, the accused has been brought to Baghmara Women’s Police Station and a case registered against him.The gruesome murder of the 17-year-old had earlier sparked outrage from various groups and the general public.
Combined groups from West and South Garo Hills had on Monday also organized a public rally at Dimapara in South Garo Hills to protest the inhuman act and to demand for the culprit’s swift arrest.
Meanwhile, condemnation continues to pour in against the brutal killing of the 17-year-old schoolgirl with the Association for Democracy and Empowerment on Tuesday demanding from authorities that perpetrators of the crime be apprehended at the earliest and tried under a fast-track court.
“ADE strongly condemns the heinous crime against our sister. Crime against women cannot be tolerated at any cost,” association president Dalseng Bira Ch Momin said, while offering his deepest condolences to the family of the victim.
On the sidelines, the association also offered its condolences to the families of the victims of Mon district of Nagaland, who were killed in firing by the armed forces.
“ADE vehemently condemns this brutal killing and terms it a Black Day for the country. The Armed Forces Special Power Act serves nothing but the armed forces total dictatorship in a democratic country. ADE demands that AFSPA should be revoked from Northeastern states as early as possible,” it said.
The association also announced its support to the mass demonstration called by North East Students’ Organisation (NESO) to be held on December 9 across the North East along with other civil bodies and vowed to continue its fight against AFSPA until its withdrawal from the region.