According to the police, a case under IPC sections 376, 376(2)(n), 109, and 114 and also under relevant sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) Act has been registered at Kashimira police station, and a hunt to nab the accused trio is on.
According to the reports, the accused, Babul Tumung, allegedly raped and killed the minor girl and dumped her body in the Digaru River in the Sonapur area in Kamrup (Metro) district on June 28. Later, police recovered the body from the river.
Following the complaint, a First Information Report under sections 376 of the Indian Penal Code and sections 6 of the POCSO has been registered at the Roop Nagar police station, New Delhi.
"The incident took place on Tuesday late evening, and the family members lodged a complaint with the police," said Deputy Superintendent of Police, Jalalpur Devendra Kumar Maurya.
A mentally challenged girl was allegedly gang-raped by three minors in the Ghatkopar area of Mumbai when she went to attend nature's call, said Mumbai police.