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Imphal, Feb 1 : A Fact Finding Team of Manipur Station Commission for Women met an alleged rape victim of Kakching and her parents. Police raided the resident of the culprits and they were found absconding.
The fact-finding team was led by Pitiswori Hodam, member of Manipur State Commission for Women along with its Member Secretary, S. Meghachandra. Pitiswori took the statement of the girl separately and assured to the victim and the family members for justice. “The victim is minor and it is the matter of kidnapping and raping a minor. The rapist, the parents and others involved in the crime will not be spared,” said Pitiswori.
A 17 year old student of class 11, studying at Shillong was allegedly kidnapped by a man from Charangpat Mamang Leikai, Thoubal district with the help of three men in a red Maruti van. She was allegedly raped inside the vehicle and forced her to accept as eloped with her consent by the family members of the rapist. A case of kidnapping, seducing and raping a minor girl is registered at Kakching police station under 366/376/342/34 of IPC and 3(1)(XII) of SC/ST Prevention of Atrocity Act 1989 on January 30.
The victim said “The allegation level against me and my parents saying that it was elopement with my consent and my father is baseless. I want the rapist, his parents and other people involved in the crime be booked and punished,”.
Early today, a delegation also met the SDPO of the Kakching Police, A. G. Sharma to enquire about the actions taken by the police. According to the police, an attempt to arrest the culprits was taken and the culprits are absconding. Sharma assured the delegation that the culprits will be arrested soon and they will be brought before the law of the land.
NNN adds the State Platform of Disabled People’s Organisation Manipur (SPDPO) has urged upon Manipur Government to take prompt action against culprits of rape cases to deliver justice to the victims and their families.
SPDPO has claimed that some rape victims have been infected with HIV which adds woes to the victims and their families as well.
On Friday, SPDPO submitted a memorandum to the Chief Minister drawing his attention with regard to several rape cases committed against differently-abled girls in the state, urging the Chief Minister to take appropriate action to deliver justice to the rape victims and their families, Jaswanta Sapam, president, SPDPO told a press conference at the Manipur Press Club here.
A 13-year-old physically challenged girl from Hayel Labuk Idiga village in Thoubal district was allegedly raped on January 19, 2013 by one Md Kora aged 70, a resident of Waithou
Sangomsang village in the district, he said, adding the victim’s family had lodged a complaint to the village authority and an FIR case was also filed at Thoubal Police Station on January 20 regarding the incident.
However, no concrete action had been taken in connection with the case by the police till date and the police were hesitant to arrest the accused Kora, he said.On July 4, 2009, a 22-year-old disbaled woman, a resident of Itam Nungoi Mayai Leikai in Imphal East, was allegedly sexually assaulted by her own grandfather named Takhellambam Tomba aged 67.
Again in November 2, 2011, a 12-year-old disabled girl was allegedly raped by one Thokchom Boge aged 30 at Khurai Kongpal Laishram Leikai.Drawing the attention of the Government, the SPDPO president claimed that some of the rape victims had been infected with HIV adding woes both to the victims and the families.He threatened to launch agitation in the event of failure of the Government to take immediate action to punish the culprits of the rape cases.
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