North Lakhimpur: A village headman in Assam‘s Lakhimpur district has been accused of sexually assaulting a minor girl.

Prakash Pradhan, the Gaon Pradhan of 46 Tunijan village in the Dolahat Tea Estate, allegedly raped a 13-year-old girl from the same village last week.

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According to the victim’s family, the incident occurred while the girl was returning home after visiting Durga Puja pandals.

After the assault, the family filed a police complaint. Pradhan has been absconding since then.

The All Assam Tea Tribes Students Association (AATSA) has demanded the immediate arrest and punishment of the accused.

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They have also called for the removal of Pradhan from his position as village headman.

 

Farhana Ahmed is Northeast Now Correspondent in North Lakhimpur. She can be reached at: [email protected]