Stating that the case demands a thorough investigation due to public concern, Sarma told the media that the cabinet decided to hand it over to the CBI after realising its seriousness.He said the site of the incident was earlier videographed and examined by investigators and officials of the Regional Forensic Science Laboratory. He added that the inquest, autopsy, analysis of call detail records, and seizures had also been completed.The woman’s death has triggered public outrage, with people demanding the arrest of the accused persons.Meanwhile, the cabinet approved the inclusion of the Ahom, Matak, Moran, Chutia, Gorkha, tea garden and Adivasi communities in the list of protected classes of persons in the Tirap tribal belt—those who have been occupying the land prior to 2011.The state government said this inclusion would enable land settlement for more than 20,000 individuals of these communities residing in the Tirap tribal belt.
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