Mizo woman gang-raped in Assam

A 30-year-old Mizo woman was reportedly gang-raped by a group of youths in Assams Cachar district, police said Saturday.

"A woman from Mizorams Champai district was raped by ten youths, including six students, at Silchar in southern Assam late Thursday night," a police official told reporters.

Police, quoting the Mizo woman, said that she had no money to return to her home in eastern Mizoram when she unexpectedly found another Mizo woman, Malsoama Sanga, in Silchar and sought assistance.

"Malsoama took the victim to a house at the outskirts of Silchar city, where the girl was gang raped," the official said adding that the girl escaped from the place and went to the Mizoram Circuit House and informed the liaison officer about the incident.

Police arrested the seven people, including Malsoama, and are probing the incident. During interrogation, the youths admitted that they had paid Malsoama for bringing the victim to them.

The Assam Police have informed their Mizoram counterparts of the incident.