# Tripura college student abducted and raped on way home 2026-08-12T22:11:22+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet A college student in West Tripura district was allegedly abducted and raped on Tuesday while returning home from college, police said on Wednesday. The survivor, who is married, was taken by unknown persons, assaulted, and left a few kilometres away, an officer requesting anonymity told Hindustan Times. An FIR has been lodged and the matter is under investigation; no arrests have been made. The case follows a year of rising crimes against women in Tripura. In 2024, police recorded 724 such cases, including 180 rapes and 108 molestations. In 2023, 667 cases were filed, with 168 rapes and 116 molestations, and 426 arrests were made across all categories. ## Coverage - hindustantimes.com Tags: crime against women, police investigation, rape, Tripura, west Tripura Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/tripura-college-student-abducted-and-raped-on-way-home/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/tripura-college-student-abducted-and-raped-on-way-home/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.