The brutal rape and murder of Champa Chettri, a 20-year-old in Baragolai, Tinsukia district of Assam, has led to a series of protests and demonstrations across the state. The girl's charred and badly disfigured body was discovered floating on the Dihing River. The police have since arrested two men - Biswajit Chettri and Moinul Ali - and charged them under Section 366, 376 and 342/34 of the IPC.

Chettri was reported missing by her family on April 29 when she did not return from a visit to a local beauty parlour. Her body was discovered on May 3 on the river Dihing river by some local boys who reported it to the police. She had been raped and then murdered. After a failed attempt of burning the body, it was dumped into the river.