A 42-year-old man named Hajrat Ali from Dhekiajuli, Assam has been arrested for murdering a minor girl. He had tried to rape her when she was sleeping and killed her after she screamed.
The girl who was studying in high school in the area was found dead in her bed on Tuesday (15 November 2022) morning in her house at Bhakuamari in Alisinga under the Dhekiajuli police station in Sonitpur district.
Only she and her father were living in the house during this time. The father and the daughter went to bed after dinner on Monday night. The next day the girl’s father went to a nearby mosque for namaz at around 4 AM in the morning.
When he returned home after namaz, he was shocked to discover that his daughter was lying dead in her bed. The police were informed immediately. A team of police led by ASP Madhurima Das and the forensic team visited the spot upon appraised of the crime.
The sniffer dogs had pointed towards Hajarat Ali who lives in the same neighbourhood. His behaviour was found suspicious during questioning by the police following which he was taken to the police station. During the interrogation, Hajarat Ali ultimately confessed that he killed the girl.
He said that he entered the house when the girl was alone with the intention to rape her. While at it, the girl woke up and started screaming. In fear of getting caught, he strangulated her, leading to her death.
The body of the girl has been sent to Tezpur Medical College and Hospital for post-mortem.
“The girl was sleeping at her house in Bhakuamari village. Hajarat Ali, taking advantage of the absence of the other family members, entered the house, and attempted to rape the girl. When she woke up, and started screaming, out of fear Ali strangled her to death.”, the Officer-in-Charge of the Dhekiajuli Police Station was quoted saying in the report by OpIndia.
Following this confession, police arrested Hajarat Ali.
The accused repeated the confession in front of media. He said, ‘I went there to do a bad deed, but she screamed, and therefore I strangled her neck.’ When asked why he attempted to rape a minor girl despite being her neighbour, he said that he has committed a grave mistake.
This report was first published in OpIndia and has been republished here with permission.
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