Guwahati: She was just seven years old when her parents in Kundam Rongham village under Baithalangso of West Karbi Anglong handed their younger daughter to the Borthakur family. Hailing from Khaigarh village, less than 2 kilometres east of Raha town in Nagaon district, Prakash Borthakur and his wife, Rina, brought the child to their home five years ago.
The Borthakurs promised to educate the child in a local primary school even as her elder sister was already staying near Raha, adopted by another family. Little did father Sarthe Rongham and mother Basapi Kro’pi know that on Friday they will be performing rituals over the charred remains of their 12-year-old daughter, who was allegedly murdered and burnt on Thursday afternoon.
The incident has revealed that at least 5,000 children from Karbi Anglong are presently living in Nagaon district, in towns like Raha, where they are made to work as household help.
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