Dibrugarh, Sept 25: A minor girl was allegedly sexually assaulted and murdered in Dirial Tea Estate under Duliajan Police Station. The incident has sparked widespread outrage and grief across the region.

Although police have arrested Sudarshan Nayak (41) and Sunil Munda (31) under POCSO Act in connection with the case, the heinous nature of the crime triggered widespread outrage among residents and community organisations.

Protests erupted on the Duliajan-Dibrugarh road in the area, with locals along with the members of All Adivasi Students’ Association of Assam (AASAA) and the Assam Tea Tribes Students’ Association (ATTSA), Munda Yuba Chatra Parishad, Munda Mahasabha and local women organisations staging road blockade, demanding death sentence to the culprits.

Manoj Oraon, president,

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