Imphal Jul 2 MNS/UNA : In a ghastly crime, an uncle allegedly raped his minor niece of 12-year. The incident came to light Tuesday when villagers caught the alleged rapist and handed over to the police on Tuesday.
The 12-year-old victim girl, a resident of Salam Khul village in Imphal West district has been admitted at RIMS hospital for treatment after a medical check was conducted at the forensic department of the institution today.
The man who raped the minor girl has been identified as Irom Bobo (40) son of I Kameshore Singh of Tharoijam Maning Leikai. He is the husband of younger sisters of victim’s mother where the girl stayed to assist her aunt in her domestic work.
The victim is the eldest children of a day to day bread earning mother who has been staying at her parental home after divorced with her husband around seven months ago. She is currently studying at class-IV and staying at the house of her aunt for the last 10 days.
Her uncle Bobo allegedly raped her last (Monday) night after dinner of the day, around 8 pm. She left the house fearing the repetition of the crime against her and on the way to her mother’s house at Salam Khul, around 8.30 pm, she intercepted with some womenfolk who inquired about the reason for her crying and going alone in the darkness.
After hearing the heinous crime committed to the minor girl, the women took her at the house of pradhan of the area where a large number of villagers gathered after hearing the news.
Led by the pradhan Dwijamani Singh, the villagers went to the house of alleged rapist, Irom Bobo, where he confessed of committing the crime.
Later, he was taken to the Patsoi police station and handed over him. Police took him to their custody after registering a FIR case based on the compliant lodged by the pradhan.
The raping of the minor girl was amidst the agitations demanding booking of culprit(s) involved in the recent alleged rape of an 18-year student at Yairipok of Thoubal district after kidnapping from a school where she went to obtain admission form and gang raped of a 14-year old rape victim girl from Imphal by six persons after abduction.
Residents of the Yairipok had even imposed a 24-hour statewide bandh demanding booking of the culprit(s) behind the rape of the student.
The bandh had concluded peacefully this morning at 5 am. The rape incidents were taken place amidst the demand of the women based civil bodies demand for a debate on increasing crime against women and children in Manipur.
A massive rally decrying the increasing crime against women in Manipur was even marched on the streets in Imphal on last Saturday demanding befitting punishment to the culprits arrested in connection with recent rape cases and booking of those, who were still at large.
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