Tura (Meghalaya), May 1 (PTI): Two persons including a minor were thrashed by angry villagers in East Garo Hills district after they allegedly raped a 14-year-old girl, police said today.
The incident took place on April 27 at about 3:30 pm when they waylaid the girl on her way back home from school at remote Dinamgre village, a senior district police told PTI.
The angry villagers caught hold of the two and thrashed them and later handed them over to the police, the officer said.The girl was rushed to the Williamnagar Civil Hospital by family members after the incident and she is said to be in a stable condition. The family members had filed a rape case against the two at the Williamnagar police station, the police officer added.
