Suspected militants belonging to the Garo National Liberation Front allegedly shot dead a woman after she resisted their attempts to molest her.
According to reports, the victim was fired at point blank range by the militants on Tuesday while her family was forcibly locked up in their house in South Garo Hills.
The brutal incident comes close on the heels of the murder and gangrape of two teenage girls in Uttar Pradesh' Badaun.
Another incident of a woman being raped in Bareilly and forced to drink acid was also reported from Bareilly. The crimes have drawn sharp reactions from various women activists and politicians.