The death of a teenage girl who was working as a domestic help in Arunachal Pradesh’s Lower Dibang Valley is no longer just a local matter — it has reached the desks of India’s top investigative agency. And as the CBI digs in, a disturbing second layer is beginning to surface: allegations that someone tried to make money off her tragedy.
CBI Steps In After NHRC Order
The Central Bureau of Investigation has formally launched its probe into the death of the 15-year-old Chakma girl, who was employed as a domestic worker in Arunachal Pradesh. The CBI’s Kolkata Zone registered FIR No. RC0562026S0002 on July 15, acting on directions from the National Human Rights Commission. The minor had died on December 11, 2025, in Roing, under Lower Dibang Valley district. A CBI team headed by Inspector Rahul Shukla is now on the ground. It took seven months and a national rights body’s push to get here — which tells you a lot about how cases like these move in remote corners of the Northeast.
Extortion Allegations Emerge — And They’re Ugly
Just as the investigation picks up pace, the Arunachal Pradesh Chakma Youth Association submitted allegations to the CBI on Thursday, claiming that Chikond Chand Chakma of the All India Chakma Students’ Union — the very person who had filed the original NHRC complaint — allegedly extorted Rs 3 lakh from the accused in an attempt to settle the case. If true, that’s a stunning betrayal. Someone who supposedly went to bat for a dead girl may have been quietly cashing in on her death.
Father’s Video Statement at the Centre of It All
The allegation, according to APCYA, is based on a video statement made by the deceased girl’s own father. The association further claimed that AICSU leaders, instead of taking the matter to the NHRC, conducted an internal inquiry and gave Chikond Chand Chakma a clean chit — raising uncomfortable questions about who was being protected and why. APCYA president Rup Singh Chakma has submitted a copy of a complaint filed before the NHRC on June 18, seeking a probe into the alleged extortion.
A “Cottage Industry” Built on Child Rights Cases
Rup Singh Chakma didn’t mince his words in his CBI submission. He stated that the CBI inquiry would go a long way in addressing child trafficking within the Chakma community in Arunachal Pradesh, but emphasised that the extortion allegations and any attempts to interfere with justice in cases involving child labour and sexual offences must equally be investigated. He went further, alleging that some Chakma youth leaders had turned the practice of settling such cases through alleged extortion into a “cottage industry” by misusing institutions like the NHRC.
Where Things Stand
The CBI investigation into both the death of the minor and the surrounding allegations is currently underway. Two separate threads now run through this case — a girl’s unexplained death, and a system that may have tried to bury it for cash. The CBI will have to pull on both.
A 15-year-old came to work in someone’s home and never came back. The least she deserves is the truth — all of it.
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