ADD ANI AS A TRUSTED SOURCE
googleads
Menu
Politics

Tripura: 17-year-old girl raped, murdered

Dharmanagar (Tripura) [India], Mar. 28 (ANI): In yet another incident of crime against women in the country, a 17-year-old girl was allegedly raped and murdered at Madhubari in Dharmanagar town of North Tripura district.

ANI Mar 29, 2017 03:52 IST googleads

Tripura: 17-year-old girl raped, murdered
Dharmanagar (Tripura) [India], Mar. 28 (ANI): In yet another incident of crime against women in the country, a 17-year-old girl was allegedly raped and murdered at Madhubari in Dharmanagar town of North Tripura district. Reportedly the incident took place on Saturday late night at around 12.30 am. The victim was raped and then murdered, following which the perpetrator proceeded to dump her body in a bathroom of discarded house. The student left her house after she received a call from a 'known person' and did not return home thereafter. The police found the body of the deceased on the following day with multiple wounds from an abandoned house on Link Road. Dharmanagar Sub-divisional Police Officer (SDPO), Jyotishman Das Choudhury informed that police arrested a suspect, identified as Rajat Tanti, who "admitted" to police that he raped and murdered the girl. He was produced in a local court under tight security as large number of people including the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) supporters had gathered there and demanded death penalty of the culprit. According to the BJP, the victim was an active member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) CPIM youth organization Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI). The victim families' lawyer Ajit Das informed that it was a heinous crime and the punishment for which is death penalty. Tripura is among the states that records the highest crime against women in India.(ANI)

Get the App

What to Read Next

General News

Fire breaks out at Sheikh Sarai Transport Authority record room

Fire breaks out at Sheikh Sarai Transport Authority record room

A fire broke out at the old Transport Authority building in Sheikh Sarai Phase 2 area of Delhi on Wednesday night, gutting important documents stored in the record room, officials said.

Read More
General News

SC grants bail to two accused in Siddhu Moosewala murder case

SC grants bail to two accused in Siddhu Moosewala murder case

Pawan Bishnoi was allegedly booked in connection with arranging a Bolero car used in the shooting that killed Moosewala, while Jagtar Singh was booked on a separate ground, along with more than 20 others, in the high-profile murder case.

Read More
General News

Union Minister Tokhan Sahu felicitates Delhi Metro enthusiast

Union Minister Tokhan Sahu felicitates Delhi Metro enthusiast

Union Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs Tokhan Sahu felicitated Anil Marwah, a dedicated enthusiast of the Delhi Metro, for his personal milestone of riding the first train on the opening day of every newly inaugurated metro corridor in the Delhi Metro network.

Read More
General News

Notorious snatcher with 40+ cases arrested in North Delhi

Notorious snatcher with 40+ cases arrested in North Delhi

The accused, 26-year-old Farman, a resident of New Usmanpur, is a known history-sheeter with a criminal record spanning over 40 cases.

Read More
General News

Rohit Pawar meets Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi

Rohit Pawar meets Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi

During the meeting, Rohit Pawar shared all relevant files and details, with KC Venugopal and other Congress leaders also present. The NCP (SP) MLA informed that Gandhi reviewed the information carefully, demonstrating a strong understanding of aviation matters, and expressed concern upon learning that an FIR has not been registered in Maharashtra.

Read More
Home About Us Our Products Advertise Contact Us Terms & Condition Privacy Policy

Copyright © aninews.in | All Rights Reserved.