Agartala, Jan. 14: Militants of the National Liberation Front of Tripura on Sunday raped and murdered a 20-year-old in Dhalai district, police said today. Last month, 13-year-old Mangalaxmi Debbarma was raped before being strangled in the Brajendranagar area under Jirania police station.
Sources said NLFT militants armed with sophisticated weapons stormed the house of Manna Kumar Tripura in the remote Jamircherra area in Dhalai.
They beat up family members with their rifles before abducting Premlata, the 20-year-old daughter.
Sources said the rebels set the body of Premlata on fire after raping her. Officials from the Manu police station recovered the half-burnt body yesterday.
A spent cartridge was recovered from the site of the crime. A case has been registered in this connection.