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Assam: One of the three accused involved in the gang-rape of a 14-year-old girl in Assam’s Dhing died after he allegedly jumped into a pond with cuffed hands early on Saturday when a police team had taken him for scene re-creation.
Tafazul Islam, the prime accused who was arrested on Friday, allegedly escaped the police custody and jumped into pond.
A 14-year-old girl was allegedly gangraped by three persons in Assam’s Nagaon district on Thursday, triggering massive protests by people on the streets. The girl was was left injured and unconscious on the roadside near a pond, before being rescued by locals who informed police.
The girl was allegedly assaulted and raped by three persons while she was returning home from her tuition on her bicycle in Dhing area around 8pm on Thursday, police said.
Police said the accused was taken to the location where the crime was allegedly committed for a re-creation of the crime scene around 3.30am.
“The accused escaped from police custody and jumped into the pond. A search operation was launched immediately and his body was recovered after nearly two hours,” police added.
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