College girl gang-raped by boyfriend, others

GUWAHATI: A 19-year-old college girl in Dhing in Nagaon district of central Assam is battling for life with 80 per cent burn injury after she set her ablaze to escape the social stigma for being gang-raped by her boyfriend and his two friends in a crematorium.
The incident happened on September 23 around midnight but the matter came to light only after the victim’s parents filed an FIR with the police on Friday.
Dhing police station officer in charge Khargeswar Bordoloi said that police on receiving the FIR immediately arrested the three accused, who have been identified as identified as Kangkan Saikia, Dipjyoti Kalita and Gautam Saikia. A local court on Saturday sent the trio to five days police custody.
“The girl doused herself with kerosene on morning of September 24 and set herself on fire. Her family immediately took her to Nagaon civil hospital, which referred her to Guwahati Medical College and Hospital because of the grievous burn injury. According to medical reports she has received 80 per cent burn,” the police officer said.
The girl is at present in her home, still battling for life after Guwahati Medical College gave up hope on her survival and asked the parents to take her back to home.
According to the girl’s statements to her parents before she attempted the suicide, which have been put in the FIR, Kangkan, with which she was in a relationship, and his two friends dropped at the gate of her college, Dhing College, at around 1am on September 24 after committing the ghastly crime. It was the watchman and of the college who recognized the girl and called her father.
After reaching her home, she narrated the ordeal to her parents and then took the extreme step to kill herself by attempting suicide. Police believe that family chose not to approach the law fearing social stigma.
Assam Police till June has already registered 830 rape cases. In 2015, 1852 rape cases were registered, which comprised almost 7 per cent of all types of cases cognizable crimes under the IPC in the year.