In one of the most bizarre incidents, you will ever hear a 50-year-old man in Assam is arrested by the police for attempting to have sex with the body of a 14-year-old girl. The girl child died a few days ago under mysterious circumstances. The family buried the dead body along the Simen River.
The incident happened at Silapathar police station in Assam’s Dhemaji district. The minor child died on May 17th. And on the very next day, a local fisherman saw a person attempting to rape the girl’s dead body. They caught the man and handed him over to the police.
The accused is identified as Akan Saikia. He told police officers and accepted that he dug up the body out with intentions to have sex. Saikia is arrested and case is registered against him. The case is registered under the IPC section 306 and 377 and section 8 of the POCSO Act.
Dhemaji Deputy Superintendent of Police (Headquarter) Pradip Konwar said Saikia was released from jail recently following court directives to release prisoners in light of the novel coronavirus pandemic.
DSP Pradip Konwar said:
“The accused does not appear to be suffering from a mental disorder. Earlier in 2018, his wife had lodged an FIR that led to his arrest. A case was registered against him under Section 498 (A) of IPC on the basis of his wife’s complaint. He was absconding and police arrested him in September 2019 and he was jailed by a court.”
DSP Konwar also mentioned rumors among locals that sexual harassment by Saikia had driven the minor girl to suicide. He further added, “Our investigation is going on. The court had sent the accused person to jail.”
