Brother attempts to murder his elder sister in Hailakandi; sister admitted at SMCH & brother arrested

April 2: In a shocking incident, a younger brother is reported to have attempted to kill his elder sister with a machete (dah). The incident took place at a place called Bhutarghar in Hailakandi district of Assam. The injured sister was later on admitted in a serious condition at Silchar Medical College & Hospital (SMCH).

Describing the incident, an eye witness said, “I was on my way to a shop when suddenly I heard a little girl crying and asking for help. The girl called me and said that her maternal uncle was beating her mother. At once, I ran inside and saw that indeed the boy was beating his elder sister in the courtyard. At that moment, I could not make out that he had a machete (dah) in his hand. I thought it to be a stick. His sister was lying in the ground and the boy was beating her.”

“I asked him- Rajesh, what are you doing? At this, he started to chase me. It was then that I realised that it was not a stick, but he had a sharp machete (dah) in his hand. A few seconds later when he went back to the courtyard. I again followed him there and saw that he was chopping his sister with the sharp weapon just like firewood, added the eye witness.

Meanwhile, people of the area informed the police. Cops reached the spot and arrested the youth. He was identified as Rajesh Das who had severely injured his elder sister Pompi Chakraborty (Das). The accused is at present in police custody and is being interrogated by the police to know the reason behind this inhuman act.