Bikram Singh Brahma, a Congress leader from Chirang district of Assam, has been arrested by the police for allegedly attempting to rape a woman.
Mr Brahma, who is the Bodoland Territorial Area Districts’ (BTAD’s) Congress Co-ordination Committee President, reportedly tried to rape the woman in Salbari in Chirang around 2 am this morning.
Irked with his confession, a group of women then assaulted, slapped and stripped the Congress leader in full public view.
The visuals of this shocking incident were also aired on local TV news channel.
The man has been detained by the police and an investigation into the case has begun.
Congress Committee, allegedly entered the woman’s house in Shantipur village forcefully at around 2 am and raped her.
It was only when the woman, a mother of two, cried out for help that the villagers reached and rescued her. They caught hold of Brahma and beat him up till the local police reached.
The statement of the rape victim was taken by the police and a case in this regard has been registered against Brahma.