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Crime
Three Men Arrested in Assam's Cachar Over Alleged Gang Rape of Mizoram Minors
✍️ India Today NE
🗓 06 Aug 2026, 06:33 PM
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Three men were taken into custody in Cachar district, Assam, on charges of gang‑raping two Mizoram minors. Police said the suspects were apprehended after a sting operation.
Three men were arrested in Cachar district, Assam, on Thursday after police confirmed their involvement in the alleged gang‑rape of two Mizoram minors. The suspects were taken into custody at a local police station following a sting operation that gathered evidence of the crime.
The case was reported by the victims’ families, who claimed the attackers had abducted them from a public place and forced them into sexual assault. According to preliminary police statements, the men were identified through CCTV footage and eyewitness accounts.
Assam Police Commissioner stated that the arrests were part of a broader investigation into cross‑border sexual crimes involving minors. He added that the suspects will be charged under the Indian Penal Code and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act.
The arrested men are currently being held in police custody pending further interrogation. The court is expected to set a hearing date soon, and the victims’ families have requested a swift legal process.
The case was reported by the victims’ families, who claimed the attackers had abducted them from a public place and forced them into sexual assault. According to preliminary police statements, the men were identified through CCTV footage and eyewitness accounts.
Assam Police Commissioner stated that the arrests were part of a broader investigation into cross‑border sexual crimes involving minors. He added that the suspects will be charged under the Indian Penal Code and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act.
The arrested men are currently being held in police custody pending further interrogation. The court is expected to set a hearing date soon, and the victims’ families have requested a swift legal process.