Mizoram 2nd in incidence of child abuse in country

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Aizawl, Dec 5 (PTI): Two recent incidents of rape and murder of minors have come as a wake-up call for Mizoram which has the unenviable record of having the second highest incidence of child abuse in the country.

A five-year-old girl was raped and murdered on October 18 in Thakthing locality here with a 35-year-old man from Salem locality arrested for the crime.

While public anger against the incident was still seething, another brutal rape and murder of a five-year-old girl occurred at Muallungthu village near Aizawl on November eight.

The accused, a 26 year-old Myanmarese national, was lynched the next day.

Officials of the State Council for Child Welfare say Mizoram ranked the second highest in child abuse, next only to neighbouring Assam.

Aizawl Superintendent of Police Lalbiakthanga Khiangte said that since 2006, 344 rape cases were registered of which 209 (60.
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