Assam: 50-year-old man arrested for raping three minor girls in Morigaon

A50-year-old man was arrested for allegedly raping three minor girls, aged between 6-7 years, in Assam’s Morigaon district on Wednesday.

The arrested person was identified as Rajani Kanta Daimary, a resident of Jengorbori village under Laharighat police station in the central Assam district.

According to reports, the accused person had allegedly raped three minor girls of his village and a case was registered at Laharighat police station in connection with the same.

Following the complaints of the family members of the victims, police on December 20 registered a case under section 376 AB and R/W section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act at Laharighat police station.

According to the locals, the accused person had lured the victims and took them to his home and raped them.

A police officer of Laharighat police station said that the accused person was absconding after committing the crime and police caught him from the Amtola area on Wednesday.

On December 20, a case was registered at Laharighat police station against Rajani Daimary for allegedly raping three minor girls, between the age group of 6-7 years. Today (Wednesday), we nabbed the accused person from the Amtola area. We have also conducted medical tests of the victims,” the police officer said.