Assam Couple Kills Woman, Kidnap Her Baby: 10 Things to Know

A terrifying incident came to light in Assam, where a woman was murdered, and her 10-month-old infant was abducted. In the conspiracy, the mother of the deceased was also involved. The incident occurred on 20 December, Tuesday.  

The police have filed the case and arrested the accused. 

Assam Couple Kidnap Baby For Daughter, 10 things to know 

• The deceased woman is identified as Nitumoni Lukhurakhon. She hails from Kenduguri Bailung village, Upper Assam. 
• Lukhurakhon's body was recovered from a drain at Rajabari Tea Estate in Charaideo district Tuesday morning.
• The alleged murder was committed by Four people- a couple, their son, and the deceased's mother.
• The murder was attempted by a couple to hand over the baby to their daughter who is childless, as per police. 
• Police arrested the couple for killing a woman and kidnapping her 10-month-old newborn. The couple's son, Prasanta Gogoi, and the deceased's mother, Boby Lukhurakhon were also arrested. 
• Before the body was found, the deceased woman went missing from a market in Simaluguri on 19 December, Monday evening. 
• The toddler was rescued from the inter-state bus terminus in Jorhat after a joint operation by police teams from Simaluguri, Sivasagar, Charaideo, and Jorhat was launched. 
• Police acted immediately after the tip-off, police detained a woman named Pranali Gogoi, alias Hiramai, of Tengapukhuri, and her spouse Basanta Gogoi from Simaluguri railway junction on Tuesday. The baby was supposed to transport to Himachal Pradesh where the arrested couple's daughter lives. 
• Sivasagar senior police officer Subhrajyoti Borah said, "The family abducted Nitumoni and her child to send the baby to their daughter in Himachal Pradesh. The couple was arrested, and their son had already boarded a train with the child. But he was arrested on the train. It was a preplanned murder. The Gogi couple committed the crime to fulfill the dream of their married daughter who stays in Himachal Pradesh but does not have kids."
• Nitumoni and her baby were invited by a couple on the pretext of some work. Later, tried to snatch away the baby from her, attacked her with some blunt object, and killed her, as per Borah.

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