Promised school, put to work: The case of Assam’s absconding POCSO accused

Promised school, put to work: The case of Assam’s absconding POCSO accused

In 2021, Xewali* travelled from Tezpur to Guwahati to meet her eldest daughter, who worked as a domestic helper at a residence in Palashbari, under the Kamrup district of Assam. Xewali had no idea that this visit would upend her younger daughter’s life.  Next door lived Santanu Kumar Nath, an executive engineer with the Public […]