Meghalaya Police File Chargesheet in 13 Days in Child Rape-Murder Case

Police say the filing meets an internal two-week target for cases involving women and children.

Overview

The case concerns the alleged sexual assault and murder of a minor in the Mawlasnai Outpost area of Ri-Bhoi district.
The child was reported missing on October 9 and her body was found hours later, with the case registered on October 10 at Nongpoh Women’s Police Station.
An accused from Kalapangti village in Ri-Bhoi was arrested soon after the recovery of the body.
Superintendent of Police Vivekanand Singh said investigators completed the probe in 13 days under a departmental commitment to expedite such cases.
The update was reported via PTI based on police statements, and the reports do not include court filings or forensic details.