Man sent to police custody in kidnap and rape case of minor
IFP Bureau7 Feb 2024
The accused surrendered to the police on Tuesday in connection with an FIR at Women PS, Imphal East for kidnapping a minor girl and sexually assaulted on July 12, 2023.
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The accused surrendered to the police on Tuesday in connection with an FIR at Women PS, Imphal East for kidnapping a minor girl and sexually assaulted on July 12, 2023.
The accused was convicted for raping an underage girl in 2008.
The Session Judge, Imphal West had framed charges against the accused under section 376 IPC in 2015.
Manipur Health Minister Sapam Ranjan said that the role of health sector plays a dual role in strengthening legal framework, developing comprehensive and multi-sectoral strategies for preventing and eliminating all forms of sexual violence.
The sentence hearing is fixed on November 24.
The court not only imposed a 10-year imprisonment but also levied a fine of Rs 5,000 on K Robindro for his involvement in the sexual assault of a three-year-old minor girl in Bishnupur district back in 2018.
An advocate, Vishal Tiwari, filed the PIL and also sought a direction for CBI to initiate an investigation with respect to the ongoing violence in the Northeastern state.
According to a Meira Paibi, the actions captured in the viral video were a reaction from the mob after receiving the news of the heinous incident that occurred in Churachandpur on May 3.
Now is not time to go looking for who first started the violence, but to find ways and means to plug the stream of violence first.
The United Manipur Muslim Women’s Development Organisation, in a release, urged those concerned to refrain from carrying out such barbaric acts in future and appealed to always protect the rights and dignity of women.
The attack on the dignity of women is an attack on humanity at large, MLA Nemcha Kipgen said.
Centre for Research and Advocacy, Manipur expressed its concern with the reported assault on indigenous women by the Indian security forces deployed to control the ethnic violence in Manipur.
MNY president urged the state to prevent similar incidents against women and children in the future, failing which it warned to launch extreme forms of protest.
The inhuman act of stripping the women and parading them naked in front of a crowd cannot be accepted by any means in any civilized society, ABVP stated in a release.
The UNC said no authority should ever allow the perpetrators involved in "such a heinous crime" to go scot free.
The ANSAM vehemently condemned the "horrendous episode that occurred in broad daylight and a group of men having the audacity to carry out such an abhorrent act with confidence outraging the modesty of women".
Justice must be served swiftly, without any bias or hesitation, the Naga Hoho stated while expressing outrage at the "horrifying incident" where two women were paraded naked and sexually assaulted.
Participated by around 1,000 women, the rally started from Peace Ground, Kamjong HQ, reached up to 8 Assam Rifles Gate and ended at where it started.
Nirmala Salam, AMAND executive stated that severe punishments must be given to all the people involved in this crime and they as a Meitei community are strictly against such barbaric acts.
A 26-year-old man charged with committing sexual assault on a minor in 2018 was convicted on Tuesday.