Overview

• Mukha Basumatary was arrested in 2023 under the POCSO Act for attempting to rape a minor girl and was recently granted bail by a local court.
• Hours after his release on April 29, 2025, Basumatary allegedly stabbed to death the 40-year-old woman who had filed the FIR against him.
• The murdered woman, a family member of the minor victim, was alone at her home in Chirang district when the attack occurred.
• Police have re-arrested Basumatary for the murder, sent the woman’s body for postmortem, and are continuing their investigation.
• The case highlights systemic failures in bail enforcement under the POCSO Act and has intensified calls for stricter judicial safeguards.