Girl gang raped in Assam's Tinsukia while returning from school
Tinsukia (PTI): A girl was allegedly gang raped in Assam's Tinsukia district when she was returning home from school, police said on Tuesday.
The incident happened in the Bordubi police station area on Monday afternoon, they said.
As per the girl's statement, three men raped and dumped her on the roadside while she was returning home from school, an officer said.
According to her family, the class 7 student did not return home after school, which ended at 2.30 pm, he said.
"Around 5 pm, an e-rickshaw driver informed the family that he had found her lying by the roadside in a semi-conscious condition in the vicinity of a tea garden. They rushed to the spot and found her with visible marks of injuries and clothes torn," the official said.
He said a police team was sent to the spot immediately, and the girl was sent to a hospital.
"We are awaiting the medical report. In the meantime, we have launched a manhunt to nab the culprits," he added.
The incident created shock and anger among the people, who are demanding the arrest of the accused.
Doctors at the Tinsukia Medical College and Hospital are monitoring her condition.
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Rupee falls 9 paise to all-time low of 90.58 against US dollar in early trade
Mumbai (PTI): Rupee depreciated 9 paise to an all-time low of 90.58 against US dollar in early trade on Monday, weighed down by uncertainty over an India-US trade deal and persistent foreign fund outflows.
Forex traders said rupee is trading with a negative bias as investors are in wait and watch mode and awaiting cues from the India-US trade deal front.
At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 90.53 against the US dollar, then fell further to an all-time intraday low of 90.58 against the greenback, registering a fall of 9 paise over its previous close.
On Friday, the rupee had slipped 17 paise to close at an all-time low of 90.49 against the American currency.
Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, was trading 0.05 per cent lower at 98.35.
Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, was trading higher by 0.52 per cent at USD 61.44 per barrel in futures trade.
On the domestic equity market front, the 30-share benchmark index Sensex was trading 298.86 points lower at 84,968.80, while the Nifty was down 121.40 points at 25,925.55.
Foreign Institutional Investors sold equities worth Rs 1,114.22 crore on Friday, according to exchange data.
"FPIs continue to be in selling mode in equity and debt while RBI has been selling dollars to fund their long positions," said Anil Kumar Bhansali, Head of Treasury and Executive Director Finrex Treasury Advisors LLP.
