A court in Tripura's North district on Tuesday sentenced two brothers to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment after convicting them of raping a minor schoolgirl in 2022.
Five undertrial prisoners, all charged under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, escaped from Morigaon District Jail between 1 to 2 am on Friday, prompting the district administration to order a magisterial probe.
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Cases of sexual assaults under POCSO were highest in East Khasi Hills district and lowest in South Garo Hills, reveals a preliminary report by the Meghalaya State Commission for Protection of Child Rights.
According to police, the incident happened on February 15 but came to light a few days later after the girl's family member filed a complaint at Kachudaram police station.
The boy was a neighbour of the victim. The victim had gone missing on February 9, 2022; her mutilated body was found by her family members and villagers three days later.
