Dibrugarh, Oct 5: In a horrific incident, a man has been arrested for allegedly raping and murdering his own mother in eastern Assam’s Dibrugarh on Saturday.
The son has been identified as Shankarjyoti Gogoi, resident of Banipur Bylane no. 11 in Dibrugarh.
According to reports, the victim was allegedly raped by her son and then strangled to death at her own residence on Friday night.
A police team from Gabharupathar police outpost promptly responded to the crime scene and recovered the body. They immediately detained Shankarjyoti, who is now in police custody.
The victim’s body has been sent for postmortem and further investigation is going on.
According to sources, Shankarjyoti was an alcoholic and works as a daily wage earner.
Confirming the incident, Dibrugarh SP Rakesh Reddy said the accused has been arrested and investigation is going on. “A case no 401/2024 u/s 103 (1) BNS has been registered at Dibrugarh police station,” he said, adding that they are waiting for the postmortem report, after which the section related to sexual assault would be added.
“The motive behind the crime is not known till now. But further investigation will reveal the truth,” the SP said.
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