Guwahati: Assam Police arrested a 44-year-old man on Wednesday for murdering and attempting to rape a 14-year-old minor girl in the Sonitpur district of Assam.
The arrested individual have been identified as Hazarat Ali who is a resident of Bhakuamari village under Dhekiajuli police station in Sonitpur. Ali is a resident of the same village as the victim girl.
The incident took place on November 15 about 5:30 am, according to police officer Kishore Baruah of the Dhekiajuli police station and the suspect was taken into custody on Wednesday.
“During interrogation, the accused person confessed that he killed the minor girl at her house. On Tuesday morning at around 5:30 am, he went to the house of the victim girl when she was sleeping. Taking advantage of the absence of the other family members, he entered the house and attempted to rape her. When she woke up and started screaming, Hazarat Ali strangled her to death. He fled from the victim’s house after committing the crime,” Baruah said.
Meanwhile, the accused Hazarat Ali said that he visited the victim girl’s home in order to rape her.
“I choked her to death when she woke up and began to scream. I recognise my error, “said Ali.
A case has been registered at the police station in Dhekiajuli and investigation is underway.