Guwahati:ย The Assam Police has arrested Anan Tanti, the accused in the rape and murder case of a 12-year-old girl in Margherita of Tinsukia.
The arrest was made on Thursday evening in Deomali along the border shared with Arunachal Pradesh.
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The Tinsukia Police apprehended Anan Tanti after conducting a manhunt that began after the girl’s body was found in a septic tank at Jayanagar in Margherita.
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The accused had been hiding in the Deomali area along the Assam-Arunachal border.
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It may be mentioned that the minor girl went to watch a Bihu programme on April 30, but as it was late, she stayed at the residence of Anan Tanti.
The minor girlโs family had a good relationship with Anand Tantiโs family.
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It is then when Anan Tanti taking advantage of the situation raped the minor girl.
He then killed her and later dumped her body in a septic tank.
The situation in Assamโs Margherita is still tense after the recovery of the body.