Silchar, Oct. 15 -- The Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) in Assam's Hailakandi district ordered that a 17-year-old accused in the alleged rape and murder of a 16-year-old girl be tried as an adult. Hailakandi police, in a statement on Tuesday, said the principal magistrate of JJB passed the order after considering the heinous nature of the alleged crime, a psychological assessment report, a preliminary assessment report from Silchar Medical College and Hospital (SMCH), and an offence report submitted by the investigating officer. "Considering the heinous nature of the crime, the psychological assessment report and the preliminary assessment report of the Silchar Medical College & Hospital and also the Offence Report submitted by the I/O of the case, the Principal Magistrate, Juvenile Justice Board, Hailakandi has passed an order the trial of the Child-in-Conflict with Law (CCL) will be conducted as an adult," police said. The order was passed following an assessment of his psychological condition, medical reports and the findings of the police investigation. The JJB order comes more than two months after the girl was found dead in her home on the night of August 1 in the Aloichora area under Katlicherra police station. According to senior superintendent of police (SSP) Amitab Sinha, the boy was 17 years and five months old when it happened. He was detained by police in the first week of August, police said. A case was registered at Katlicherra police station under multiple sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), including section 65(1) (rape of a girl under the age of 16) and section 103(1) (murder), along with section 6 (aggravated penetrative sexual assault) of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012. The incident triggered widespread protests across Assam's Barak Valley, with residents blocking National Highway-6 and demanding capital punishment for those involved....