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Youth Arrested for Raping Minor in Cooch Behar
The Statesman Kolkata
|March 16, 2025
A youth was arrested on Saturday on charges of raping a six-year-old girl in Cooch Behar district during the Holi festival, which is popular as Dolyatra in West Bengal.
The victim is currently under treatment at Jalpaiguri Super-Speciality Hospital under critical condition.
Confirming the arrest of the accused youth, the Deputy Superintendent of Police of Mekhliganj, Asish P Subba said the cops managed to arrest him before he could abscond.
"A thorough investigation against him has been initiated in the matter," he added.
This story is from the March 16, 2025 edition of The Statesman Kolkata.
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