Assam doctor couple held for allegedly torturing, abusing adopted 4-year-old
Guwahati: In a horrific child abuse case reported in the city, the Assam police have arrested a doctor couple for allegedly abusing and torturing a 4-year-old girl after being rescued in a state of dehydration with hands tied to a pole on the terrace at their house.
Police on Saturday night arrested a Psychiatrist from Meghalaya's Ri-Bhoi district a day after her husband, a gastrointestinal and advanced general surgeon, was held from his residence in the capital city of Assam.
“Medico-legal report states that the girl child was sexually assaulted and that there are tell-tale signs that she was tortured. There are several injuries and burn marks on her body, including that in her private parts,” Diganta Barah informed News Live at Pan Bazar police station this evening.
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A case has been registered against the doctor couple at Paltan Bazar police station under sections 307 (attempt to murder), 325 (voluntarily causing grievous hurt), 342 (wrongful restraint) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO), reports the HT.
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