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Guwahati Police Detain Two Minors in Alleged Gang Rape of Tripura Student as Three Others Are Questioned

Juvenile procedures apply given all accused are 17, with medical findings pending.

Overview

  • Police say two of five 17-year-old students have been detained and presented to the Juvenile Justice Board, while three others are being questioned.
  • The 21-year-old from Tripura reported being assaulted after a late-night party at a private building in Panikhaiti, Guwahati.
  • An FIR was filed at the Pani Khaity/Pragjyotishpur outpost under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections 70(1) for gang rape and 3(5) for common intention, alongside Juvenile Justice provisions.
  • Investigators have recorded the survivor’s statement and completed a medical examination, and they are awaiting the report.
  • The private university has suspended all five accused, and TIPRA Motha leaders report offering support while urging protection of the survivor’s identity.