Archive · 7 Aug 2026
Mizoram police sets up SIT to probe missing teen's murder
A 15-year-old girl in Mizoram, a state in India, went missing from her home one evening.
She left her house around 8:30 pm on August 3 and did not come back.
People in her village searched everywhere for her.
Two days later, her body was found near a government school in her village.
Police think she was kidnapped and hurt very badly, which grown-ups call murder.
They formed a special team of three police officers to investigate what happened.
The team is asking people to share helpful information and not spread rumours.
The chief minister of the state said the people responsible must be caught and punished.
So far, nobody has been arrested yet.
Mizoram Police formed a three-member Special Investigation Team, headed by Lunglei SDPO R. Lalthankima, to investigate the alleged murder of a 15-year-old girl.
The girl, a resident of Mualthuam North, went missing after leaving home around 8:30 pm on August 3.
Her body was recovered at around 10:20 am on August 5 from the premises of a government-run Middle School in Mualthuam North after an extensive search by local residents.
Police registered a case under sections 103(1) (murder) and 140(1) (kidnapping) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita at Lunglei police station; a post-mortem was conducted at Lunglei Civil Hospital.
No arrests have been made so far; Chief Minister Lalduhoma said the perpetrators will face the full force of law, and police urged the public not to circulate unverified information.
- Who
- A 15-year-old girl from Mualthuam North in Lunglei district; the investigation is being led by Mizoram Police's three-member SIT headed by Lunglei SDPO R. Lalthankima.
- What
- An investigation into the alleged murder of the girl, who went missing on August 3 and whose body was found two days later; a case was registered under murder and kidnapping sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
- When
- The girl left home around 8:30 pm on August 3; her body was found around 10:20 am on August 5; the SIT was announced on August 7.
- Where
- Mualthuam North in Lunglei district, Mizoram; the body was recovered from the premises of a government-run Middle School, and the post-mortem was done at Lunglei Civil Hospital.
- Why
- The motive is not stated in the articles; police suspect murder and kidnapping, and authorities have vowed that those responsible will face the full force of law.
- Victim
- 15-year-old girl, resident of Mualthuam North
- Disappeared
- August 3, around 8:30 pm, after leaving home
- Body Found
- August 5, around 10:20 am, at a government-run Middle School in Mualthuam North
- Case Registered
- Sections 103(1) (murder) and 140(1) (kidnapping) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita at Lunglei police station
- SIT
- Three-member Special Investigation Team headed by Lunglei SDPO R. Lalthankima
- Post-Mortem
- Conducted at Lunglei Civil Hospital
- Arrests
- None made so far