Assam chief minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday took to Twitter to announce that the perpetrators of a heinous rape on two minor tribal women in Kokrajhar have been arrested by the police. The women, aged 14 and 16, belonged to the Rabha group and had been discovered hanging from a tree on Saturday. The Assam CM had travelled to Kokrajhar district and met the victims’ household final Sunday. On the orders of the chief minister, a Special Investigation Team was shaped to probe the incident. Within 72 hours, the Assam Police have managed to arrest the culprits.The seven accused who’ve been arrested are as follows: Muzammil Sheikh, Nazibul Sheikh, Farouk Rahman, Hanif Sheikh, Jahanur Islam, Md. Atab Ali and Sankarde Barman. Kokrajhar district Superintendent of Police (SP) Thube Prateek Kumar informed India Today that the three prime accused – Muzammil Sheikh, Nazibul Sheikh and Farouk Rahman among the many seven arrested have confessed to raping and killing the 2 minor women.On Twitter, the Assam chief minister congratulated his state’s police drive for the speedy motion within the case. Himanta Biswa Sarma stated, “Muzammil Sheikh, Nazibul Sheikh and Farouk Rahman arrested for rape and murder of two tribal minor girls in Kokrajhar district. The heinous crime was allegedly committed with the girls first choked to death & their bodies hanged in a tree to hoodwink. Assam Police did a commendable job.”Muzammil Sheikh, Nazibul Sheikh and Farouk Rahman arrested for rape and homicide of two tribal minor women in Kokrajhar dist.The heinous crime was allegedly dedicated with the ladies first choked to demise & their our bodies hanged in a tree to hoodwink. @assampolice did a commendable job.— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) June 15, 2021He stated that the ladies had been first choked to demise by the rapists and their our bodies had been hanged on a tree to current the incident as that of a suicide. Assam DGP Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta stated in a press convention on Tuesday that the teenage women had been raped earlier than they had been killed. “Three of the accused were directly involved in the gang-rape and murder of two teenage girls while four others had tried to destroy the evidences and tried to mislead police during investigation.”I’ve instructed @assampolice to do an expeditious investigation to unearth the reason for demise.The Government will take stringent motion, if there may be any foul play. If the victims had been compelled to do self hurt, Police shall discover the explanations for a similar. 2/3 pic.twitter.com/SRIUyuyOzR— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) June 13, 2021Read More: Assam CM Himanta ‘requests’ minority households to maintain a examine on birthing youngstersHimanta Biswa Sarma had been personally monitoring the case, and on Sunday, had even visited the victims’ household to console and reassure them that probably the most stringent motion will probably be taken in opposition to the perpetrators of the heinous crime. “Women safety shall always remain top priority of Assam Government. Atrocity in any form against poor too shall not be tolerated,” the chief minister had stated. Himanta Biswa Sarma is personally making certain that Assam’s legislation and order equipment cracks circumstances swiftly in order that victims will be supplied with justice as quickly as attainable.