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Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal speaking at a programme. (File photo)

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has expressed serious concern over the rising cases of crime against women in the state.

โ€œRecent heinous crimes against young girls and women have shaken us all as a society. We will ensure that the guilty is given the severest of punishment,โ€ Sonowal said.

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โ€œTogether we have to crush these elements who are trying to break our centuries-old tradition of highest respect towards woman,โ€ he added.

Sonowal said this while speaking at the Silver Jubilee celebrations of Panchatirtha Sishu Sankardev Vidya Niketan at Hajo.

An 11-year-old Class V student died on Friday night after being allegedly gang-raped and set ablaze by three men in Lalung Gaon village of Assamโ€™s Nagaon district.

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Earlier on March 17, the Nagaon police arrested eight people in connection with the alleged gang-rape of a 35-year-old woman.

The Chief Minister said that the government is committed for providing quality education. He also urged students to work towards building a strong & developed Assam.