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Normal beingness was disrupted connected Sunday (January 11, 2026) successful Assam’s Kokrajhar district, wherever a bandh was called to protestation the alleged rape of a mentally-challenged woman.
The rape happened successful the Patharghat country of the territory connected Saturday (January 10, 2026), with the accused apprehended wrong a fewer hours.
The accused, who hailed from Dhubri district, was injured successful constabulary firing erstwhile helium allegedly tried to snatch the limb of an accompanying unit and flee, officials said.
As a effect of the shutdown, called by the World Hindu Federation, markets and concern establishments remained shut, and nationalist transport stayed disconnected the roads.
Prohibitory orders nether Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita were imposed to forestall immoderate deterioration of the instrumentality and bid situation, officials said.
Additional forces were deployed astatine delicate locations to support peace, they said.
The medication urged the radical not to beryllium swayed by rumours, and warned of strict ineligible enactment against those indulging successful rumour-mongering. People were asked to study misleading accusation to the territory power room.
District Commissioner Pankaj Chakravarty and Senior Superintendent of Police Akshat Garg held a bid gathering with representatives of governmental parties, societal organisations, pupil bodies, and noted citizens to guarantee that the concern does not escalate.
Mr. Chakravarty said the territory medication was intimately monitoring the concern and had taken indispensable measures to guarantee nationalist bid and tranquillity.
He said a Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been constituted to analyse the incidental and guarantee justness done owed process of law.
He said that susceptible areas are being identified for the installation of CCTV cameras and thoroughfare lights.
Emphasising unity and harmony, helium appealed to each sections of nine to repose religion successful democracy, and to enactment collectively for the improvement of Kokrajhar, which is location to aggregate communities.
A elder constabulary serviceman said the accused was kept successful a “safe zone”, due to the fact that of the tense situation.
“While escorting him this evening from Rani Ghuli to the Kokrajhar court, helium wanted to spell for a toilet break. Then, the accused reportedly snatched a limb from an accompanying policeman, tried to battle him and flee,” the serviceman said.
“In retaliatory firing, the accused sustained a slug wounded successful the waist. Two policemen were besides injured successful the scuffle,” helium added.
The injured accused was taken to the Kokrajhar RNB Civil Hospital for treatment, and aboriginal shifted to the Kokrajhar Medical College and Hospital for precocious care, the serviceman said.
