Manipur News

IMPHAL, July 5: A man accused of repeatedly raping a minor has been arrested and a case filed against him, according to local meira paibis of Moirangkhom Loklaobung.

The accused identified as RK Achouba alias Tikendrajit son of (L) Herasana of Moirangkhom Makha Loklaobung is a close relative of the child.

Speaking to the media at the Manipur Press Club, the mother said the last incident of sexual abuse of the child occurred on June 6, 2014.

Local meira paibis while supporting the claim of the woman said the medical report of the five-year-old has confirmed repeated rape.

President of the local meira paibi association said the accused was arrested on June 6 through their initiative, and the medical test of the child was conducted the next day at the Forensic Science Department, RIMS.

However, we were waiting for the medical report to confirm the heinous act, she said.

On inquiry with the concern IO of the case, it has been found that the reports have confirmed repeated sexual abuse, she said.

Now that the crime has been confirmed, the association has decided to help the woman and her child, she said while appealing to the bar associations against representing or helping the accused.

Demanding a speedy trial of the case, she appealed for befitting punishment according to the law of the land.

The accused RK Achouba alias Tikendrajit is presently in judicial custody at Sajiwa Central Jail and will be produced before the court on July 11 under FIR 205(6)2014 imphal police station under section 6 of POSCO act 2012, she said.

The woman and her infant daughter were living at her husband’s home after her husband had left the two alone for another woman some two years back.

Taking advantage of the fact that her husband was not with her, the accused who is a close relative used to frequently beat them, she said.

Since the past few months, her daughter had been complaining of pains in her private parts, she lamented.

The woman who survives by taking up some odd jobs as a daily wage earner said on June 6 there was a marriage ceremony in their courtyard and taking advantage of the excitement in the house, the accused took the child in his room and committed the crime.

She said when she found her daughter behind their residence, she saw tale-tell signs of sexual abuse.

Realising the gravity of the situation, she called out her mother in law and asked the child what has happened to her at which the child pointed her finger at accused, she said.

However, the accused instead dragged them both by their hair from the house, she alleged before adding that hearing the commotion the other neighbours came to her rescue.

Soon she recounted her ordeal to the local meira paibis who had come to intervene, she said.

After a complaint was made by the meira paibis, the accused was arrested by a team of the Imphal Police the same day around 11.50pm she said and added her daughter was taken for medical check-up the next day.

 

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2014/07/man-held-for-raping-minor-lawyers-urged-against-representing-accused/

IMPHAL, July 5: Social network sites have become an avenue for cybercrime activities.

A woman from Singjamei area of Imphal has been recently duped through the popular social network site, Facebook.

Sources inform that the woman is a regular Facebook user.

She was befriended by a man with a fake European name (Facebook profile name). Apparently the friendship between them grew into a relationship.

According to the source, the man had promised the woman to send a gift worth a few hundred Euros. Taking advantage of the growing relationship, the man had requested the woman to bear the shipping charge of the gift, it said.

Sources further said that the woman had agreed to bear the shipping charge. For that she had to deposit an amount of Rs 30, 000 in the name of a fake bank account operated by the same man.

The woman was made to believe that the bank account holder was a close friend of the said man.

On further investigation, the account was found operating with a fake name from the State Bank of India, Kangpokpi branch of Senapati District, it said.

Sources also inform that the woman also has her bank account in the SBI. The fake male friend was not a European, but someone possibly operating from metropolitan cities like Chennai, Banglore and Delhi. It said there has been report of other cases of woman, particularly from the northeast getting duped in the same way.

It may be mentioned that IFP had already reported cybercrimes escalating in the State.

An independent investigation conducted by IFP in May this year had revealed that since the enactment of the IT Act 2000, the concerned Ministry had instructed all the states to draft and submit their own guidelines (IT Act) as per the convenience of the State.

Subsequently, Manipur also drafted its own guideline in 2009 and submitted the same to the concerned Home department. However, the guidelines never saw the daylight with the higher authority failing to give the approval.

 

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2014/07/european-imposter-dupes-woman-on-facebook/

IMPHAL,July 5: As India tries to venture into export oriented floriculture by giving a special focus in its development in the Northeast , the Central department of Commerce has directed that no efforts must be spared in ensuring exports from the Northeast to countries like Japan.

The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) under the Central ministry of Commerce and Industry plans to develop a road map of floriculture in states like Sikkim, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Manipur and Mizoram, a highly placed source told IFP.

APEDA held an interactive session on June 19 at the Hotel Gateway Grandeur in Guawhati in this regard.

Commerce and Industry commissioner L Lakher Singh represented the State in the meeting chaired by APEDA chairman Santosh Sarangi in which all the participants contributed their point of views.

The meeting analysed the views of participants. Later, it was agreed in the meeting that all the participating commerce secretaries must considered the road map give their approvals.

The meeting also discussed the ongoing projects under EDF and future project proposals of the states.

In this connection, APEDA asked about the data from the state government official of the North-eastern states.

The State governments of the North-eastern states currently employ the hubs and spoke model which was implemented in 2003-2004 through the Directorate of Horticulture.

APEDA also sought data about the area under cultivation and production of various flower crops grown, information on number of stems produced on a weekly basis in the states and for markets service and average price realised on an annual basis, any quality assessment carried out by the State government extension officers to assist the farms, details of sales channel being followed currently and ideas to enhance current capacity and assistance required.

 

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2014/07/manipur-to-be-included-in-floriculture-map-of-india/