Rape accused examined
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, November 17 2017:
A 41 year old man accused of raping his own minor daughter was produced before the Special Court POCSO Imphal East today.
After hearing the accused who pleaded to produce a-defence witness, the Court fixed November 23 for hearing the defence witness.
The Court has already witnessed 11 prosecution witnesses in connection with the same case after the concerned IO of Imphal East Women Police sta-tion submitted a charge-sheet on December 2 last year.
The alleged rape came to light after the mother of the; victim and wife of the accused made a written complaint at Imphal East Women Police Station on September 19 last year.
According to the complaint, the minor girl was alleg-edly raped by her own father at their home located somewhere in Imphal East district on at around 9 pm of September when her mother was away to have dinner at the residence of her brother-in-law.