Imphal, March 30 NNN: If the state government fails to give ‘appropriate action’ on the four rapists in five days time, a large number of organisations, mostly women based, will start resorting to stern forms of democratic agitation.
A woman was coming in a Shaktiman truck along with her brother-in-law identified as one Sangthairung from their village L. Khunou Khoupum of Tamenglong district but they were intercepted by occupants of a car at around 2 am on March 22 at a place called Keinou Awang Leikai. The occupants of the car (a Santro), all four of them, and beaten up the man but took away his sister -in law and raped her. The culprits also allegedly robbed off Rs 6500 and 40 kg of chilli.
In the morning, the victims lodged a complaint to the police and in the afternoon of the same day the police arrested the four culprits.
The culprits have been identified as one L Rojit Singh (28) of Porompat, Ch Ibomcha (37) of Thongju Boroi Makhong and Ksh Kennedy (37) of Kongpal and S Bijen Singh (34) of Uripok. The last two are said to be the IRB personnel. They have been arrested from Sangaipat Sericulture Complex by the Bishnupur police. A country made pistol along with a magazine was recovered from the culprits.
On Friday, 22 women based organisations have submitted a joint memorandum to the state chief minister demanding to award some drastic forms of punishment to the rapists within five days time counting from today. In the event of the failure from the government side to act on the rapists in the given time frame, these 22 organisations have threatened to resorting a stern form of democratic agitation. The four rapists are now languishing in jail in Imphal.
Read more / Original news source: http://manipur-mail.com/women-bodies-demand-prompt-action-rape-case/
