Silchar, Aug. 2 -- Four people have been detained in connection with a rape and murder of a 15-year-old girl who was found dead at her home near National Highway-6 in Assam's Hailakandi district on Saturday night, police said.

Senior superintendent of police (SSP), Hailakandi, Amitab Sinha, said Hailakandi police registered a case, however denied from sharing any details and detained four persons for interrogation. Sexual assault accusations are yet to be medically ascertained, police said.

"The family members are claiming it [rape], but we are waiting for the post-mortem report to draw any conclusions. We are investigating the matter thoroughly, and four persons are currently being questioned," Sinha said.

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