IMPHAL, Jan 7 UNA: Police in Manipur’s Imphal East district Monday nabbed an alleged rapist after dispersing a mob that kept surround a house where the alleged rapist was taking shelter after he was chased after by the mob.
Thirty-year old Laishram Sanjoy allegedly raped a girl of his village this afternoon around 3 pm after intruding her house taking advantage of absent of other family members.
When the victim girl informed to her neighbours about the incident and the news spread across the village, a large number of people stormed the house of alleged rapist who ran away on seeing them. When the people chased after him, he rushed to a house of a neighbouring village.
Police, who rushed to the spot allegedly after the family members of the rapist, dispersed the people who were cording the house and took away to the police station.
After the police left the spot, the mob against stormed the house of the alleged rapist and ransacked the house, according to the latest report culled out from the villagers.
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