A 14-year-old girl, Tabsun Khatun, of village Ahisas under the Mangalpur police station in the district was allegedly kidnapped and killed by two miscreants on Sunday.
The victim’s father Sarafat Ali filed an FIR with the Mangalpur police on Monday alleging that his daughter was kidnapped by two bike-borne miscreants Sk Noon (23) and Sk Mani (24) of Habibanagar under the Dhamanagar police station while she was playing with her sister in the village playground. Later, they assaulted her on the way when she opposed their attempt to sexual assault her as a result she sustained serious injuries. Later, both the miscreants dumped her at the Dhamanagar hospital and fled. She was referred to the SCB Medical College Hospital at Cuttack as her condition deteriorated, But she succumbed to the injuries on Sunday night.
“Acting on the FIR, we have launched an investigation. After committing the crime, both the accused have gone absconding. We have P formed a team to nab the culprits,” said Mangalpur PS IIC Asit Ranjan Mohanty.