Overview
- Police say seven men attacked a couple on February 19 near Silchar, restraining the fiancé at knifepoint before assaulting the 28-year-old woman.
- A case is registered at Silchar Sadar Police Station under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita provisions tied to gang rape and extortion.
- The survivor identified two accused after giving her statement and completing a medical examination, leading to the arrests of Nilotpal Das, 25, and Subol Das, 27, both from Ashram Road.
- Investigators are searching for additional suspects and the Mahindra Thar that witnesses reported the assailants used.
- Public anger has grown, with Rajya Sabha MP Sushmita Dev calling the crime extremely disturbing, and a journalist who reported on the case says he was assaulted by relatives of an accused, prompting a separate arrest.