The pastor allegedly assaulted the minor girl on June 22. When the 10-year-old victim’s mother got to know of the incident, she filed a police complaint in the Sarpavaram police station.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma had taken to Twitter to condole the death of the minors and instructed the police to undertake an extensive investigation to nab the perpetrators.
The accused include Harpal Singh Thapar, the director of the NGO and his wife Pushpa Rani Tirkey, the chairperson of East Singhbhum district CWC, the warden, her son and a staff member Tony Singh.