Assam’s Minister of State for Transport Suranjan Nandi said the total loss of standing crops worth over ₹7 crore in about 15,000 acres had shattered the economy of this predominantly agricultural district
The woman and one other person in the family have been arrested under the charges of murder and they were produced before the court on Wednesday, said police
The accused was arrested on Monday morning after he, along with four of his companions, allegedly abducted and gangraped a minor girl in Majbat area in Udalguri district on June 22