A man from Dhubri, Assam raped his 11-year-old niece. A Dhubri district court in Assam sentenced the man to life in prison for raping his minor niece. On Wednesday, the Dhubri Additional Sessions Judge-cum Special Judge, POCSO, found the 31-year-old man guilty of raping the 11-year-old girl and sentenced him to life in prison under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act.
Eastern India witnesses increased crimes against women. Assam No 1, Odisha No 2 in crime against women in the country. Odisha No 1 on online crime. Odisha & West Bengal are the only major states that have witnessed a rise in crime against women in 2020. Politics has gone wrong!
— Ashok Swain (@ashoswai) September 16, 2021
The accused was also fined Rs 1 lakh by the court.
The court stated in its order that given the “nature of the offense,” the accused does not deserve leniency in punishment. The convicted person must reflect on the heinous act he committed. He must reflect on his actions while in custody and recognize the value of human life.”
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The girl’s mother filed an FIR with the Tamarhat police station, accusing the man of luring her daughter to his house, raping her, and sending her away with a Rs 100 note and a packet of chips.
More than 50% rape cases across Indian States are of Rape on False Promise of Marriage, filed when a man doesn’t marry woman he was in relationship with
% in 2019
Odisha 88.5
Bengal 80.6
Haryana 67.1
Jharkhand 63.1
HP 59.1
UP 57.8
Karnataka 55.6
Assam 51.6#TechnicalRape pic.twitter.com/GDMIxDanes— Deepika Narayan Bhardwaj (@DeepikaBhardwaj) March 2, 2021
The minor returned home in tears, telling her mother about the incident. The mother and other family members went to the accused person’s house, and he threatened to kill them if any charges were brought against him in connection with the incident.
On the other hand, according to reports, Assam recorded 29,046 cases of crime against women in 2021, a 10.22% increase from the previous year’s total of 26,352 cases. In 2019, the figure was 30,025, up from 27,687 in 2018. Assam had 46 cases of murder with rape or gang rape in 2021, two more than Uttar Pradesh.
Apart from the #HathrasCase many such cases have happened in Assam with families still awaiting justice.
It’s is imperative to point out that #Assam has the highest rate of crime against women in India.
This issue must be addressed at the soonest. pic.twitter.com/xgShmC0ZXi— Pradyut Bordoloi (@pradyutbordoloi) October 3, 2020
According to the most recent National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) figures for 2021, Assam has become the state with the highest rate of crime against women in India for the fifth consecutive year.
