Overview
- The alleged sexual assault came to light when a minor told a doctor about pain during a medical exam, prompting a complaint and the arrest of 35-year-old Akkas Ali.
- Officers processed the arrest at Palashbari police station because local protests tied to communal tensions affected operations in the Chhaygaon area.
- Police say the suspect attacked officers and grabbed a service weapon inside a moving vehicle late at night, and an officer fired, wounding his left leg; he is receiving treatment at Gauhati Medical College and Hospital under police watch.
- Authorities registered charges under sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Section 6 of the POCSO Act, and Section 75 of the Juvenile Justice Act, and the victim has been moved to a government shelter and interviewed.
- Officials say both the criminal case into the alleged assault and a procedural inquiry into the shooting will continue, and reporting shows a discrepancy in the victim's age across accounts.