Tripura, 20 July 2025: Tripura has been left reeling after two deeply disturbing cases of sexual violence against minors surfaced within a week, sparking outrage and demands for justice.
In Amarpur’s Birganj police station area, a 12-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her stepfather while her mother was away. According to family members, the accused took the girl to a nearby jungle and assaulted her.
The crime came to light when the traumatized victim confided in her grandmother, saying, “He is raping me.” The family immediately filed an FIR at Birganj Police Station today. Locals revealed that the stepfather had been torturing the girl for a long time, but the abuse escalated to sexual violence.
The incident has left the community in shock, with many questioning how such brutality could occur within a family. Police have detained the accused, and investigations are underway.
In a similarly horrifying incident in Jirania’s Hathai Kotor area, a 10-year-old girl was allegedly raped and murdered by her uncle and brother. The crime occurred on 13 July, but the victim’s bloodied body was only discovered later in a village jungle.
The double betrayal by her own relatives has sent waves of anger across the state, with activists and locals demanding swift punishment for the perpetrators. Police have registered a case and arrested the accused.
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