Agencies
KOLKATA, MAY 6
TENSION has gripped Assam’s Nagaon district after a young girl was allegedly molested by a group of men in Chariali town, with angry locals blocking roads and setting some sheds on fire.
The news of the assault spread like wildfire on Friday and many people took to the streets demanding arrest of the culprits. The anger also seemed to be fuelled by the rumour that the girl had been gang-raped.
According to the Nagaon SP, the girl, 18, had eloped with one Ratan Saikia, 23. The duo was walking near the railway tracks when a group of 5-6 men accosted them. The accused allegedly thrashed the boy and molested the girl near the tracks. One of the accused, a Rafiq Sikdar, has been arrested. Police are looking for the others.
The situation in the town was still tense and locals had blocked road and railway lines even as the police was trying to control the situation.
The locals are also demanding demolition of illegal structures along the railway tracks as they claim these structures have become a den of anti-social activities. Some of the temporary structures along the tracks were also been torched by the angry public, forcing fire tenders to rush to the spot.
