Raped and murdered after her Class 10 exam, Assam girl posthumously secures first division

Tragic story of a 16-year-old rape victim who achieved first division in Assam's Class 10 exams.

GUWAHATI

A 16-year-old girl who was raped and murdered soon after Assam’s Class 10 exams ended on March 4 was among the 1,05,873 students who secured a first division, according to the results announced by the Board of Secondary Education, Assam (SEBA) on April 20

The parents of the girl had lodged a police complaint after she went missing on March 5. Her body was found in a pool of blood near the New Bongaigaon Railway Market on the night of March 8.

“A few days after her exams, she was raped and killed by a criminal, who brutally crushed her dreams and aspirations. Her parents called to say they are proud of her,” Miguel Das Queah, a Guwahati-based child rights activist said.

The parents of the girl said she had wanted to be a police officer and they tried to fulfil her dreams although they could barely afford her education.

“We know she is celebrating the fruits of her hard work, wherever she is,” a parent said.

The girl’s death had triggered a wave of protests, with the police forced to put up barricades in parts of western Assam’s Bongaigaon town. Investigation led to the arrest of a youth who had allegedly abducted the girl, held her captive and raped her, along with his friends.