IMPHAL, June 23 NNN: The joint meeting of all Manipur women organisations today demanded that justice be brought to the 68 year old woman who was raped on June 17 by a 25 years old man at K Somrei village of Ukhrul district within 3 months’ time.
Taking a five-point resolution, today’s meeting demanded that the culprit should be given a fitting punishment by the authority concerned. The meeting further demanded that adequate compensation be given to the victim and rehabilitate her by the authority concerned. Today’s women organisations then demanded that the government create a safe environment for the fairer sex. The meeti meeting finally asked that all the pending cases related to molestation or rape be expedited.
On June 19, a 25-year-old man raped a 68-year-old tribal woman and robbed off her money at the village of K Somrei under Yairipok Police Station in Ukhrul district of Manipur.
Alphonsa (not real name), the victim while talking to reporters here said that Mohammad Sanayai of Mayai Leikai in Thoubal district, sexually assaulted her in a paddy field on June 17. She disclosed this to the media outside the Forensic Science, Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), Imphal where she had come for medical examination in connection with the incident.
She said Md Sanayai raped her around 2 pm on the same day in Antelok hill about 2 km from her native village K Somrei adding that the accused suddenly jumped out of a bushy hillside and committed the crime.
The accused also robbed of her Rs 9000 after the rape, she had further alleged.
Md Sanayai had been taken into custody of the Yairipok Police Station.
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