A man has been arrested by police for allegedly raping the corpse of a minor girl at a government-run hospital’s mortuary in Assam’s Karimganj district.
The accused, identified as Manju Rabi Das, worked as a sweeper at Karimganj Civil Hospital, police said as reported by ANI.
Partha Pratim Das, Superintendent of Police of Karimganj District, stated that an unnatural death case involving a minor girl was reported from the Bazaricherra area in Karimganj district.
“The body was kept at the mortuary of Karimganj Civil Hospital to conduct a post-mortem the next day. When doctors came to the mortuary for a post-mortem, they found some injury marks in her body and informed us, which was completely opposite from the report of the executive magistrate,” Partha Pratim Das stated.
Upon further investigation, police apprehended the sweeper on duty named Anju Rabi Das, who confessed to engaging in sexual acts with the deceased body. Consequently, a case was filed and body was sent to Silchar Medical College and Hospital for additional forensic examination
Further investigation into the matter is underway.