Tripura: 14-month-old raped and murdered, maternal grandfather held

A 14-month-old infant was allegedly raped, murdered, and buried allegedly by one of her maternal grandfather in Tripura.

A police official said that the accused, identified as Jaynal Uddin was arrested from Assam's Nilam Bazar in Sribhumi (previously Karimganj) by a Tripura police team on Sunday and has been brought back to Tripura.

Panisagar Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO), Rahul Balhara, said that around 8 p.m. on Saturday, the infant's family members raised an alarm after the child, who was taken by her maternal grandfather, did not return for several hours.


A police team immediately launched a search operation with the help of locals in the area.
Around midnight, the SDPO and the Officer-in-Charge of the Panisagar police station reached the spot and after a search, they noticed a patch of newly dug earth close to the house of the victim.

"Our suspicions led us to dig at the spot, which resulted in the grim discovery of the child's lifeless body," SDPO Balhara told the media.

The body was swiftly recovered and sent to the Panisagar Sub-divisional hospital for a post-mortem examination to ascertain the exact cause of death and confirm the sexual assault.

SDPO Balhera confirmed that a thorough investigation and interrogation of the accused is underway.

He added that while charges of rape and murder have been alleged, final confirmation is pending the official post-mortem report.