The situation turned tense in Sonapur in the Kamrup Metro district of Assam as family members of a minor, who was allegedly raped and murdered, demanded that the main suspect in the case be handed over to them by the police.
The 16-year-old victim, who was studying in Class IX, went missing on June 28 from the local market. A search operation was launched after the family launched a complaint. The victim's body was finally fished out from the Digaru river on June 30. The culprit has been identified as Babul Tumung, an auto-rickshaw driver who lived in the same locality as the minor girl.
After Tumung was arrested by the police on Sunday, a group of locals, which included members of the victim's family, gathered at the police station urging the police to hand him over.
"We want the culprit to be hanged. If he is let go, ten others will do the same. To dissuade others from doing so, he should be hanged," said one of the protesters.
"What if my husband kills me tomorrow? Will he be let go after spending 3 months in prison? He will be alive, but my life will be over. We do not want anything less than capital punishment," another protestor added.
Meanwhile, members of the girl's family have also reiterated the demand for capital punishment.
"We want him to be hanged. But before that, we want the perpetrator to be handed over to us," said the victim's sister.
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