Charge-sheet against four rape accused ready; Prosecution sought against IRB men
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, July 02 2012:
Police have readied charge-sheet against the four people who were accused of raping a U-morok (King Chilly) trader of Nungleiband village.
Significantly, the accused include two IRB personnel.
It was reported that the woman who is a mother four children was gang raped by the four accused in the intervening night of March 21 and 22 this year at Irom Meijrao.
Identifying the rapists as Laikhuram Rojit (28) s/o late Tomba of JN Hospital Road, Salam Bijen (34) s/o Gourababu of Uripok, Chungkham Ibomcha alias Iga (37) s/o Shamu of Thongju Boroi Makhong and Kshetrimayum Kennedy alias Dungi (37) s/o Achou of Kongpal Chanam Leikai, the JAC Against the Inhuman Gang-rape of the housewife had demanded capital punishment for the four accused.
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Among the four accused, Chungkham Ibomcha and Kshetrimayum Kennedy are IRB personnel.
The JAC also charged that the gun used by the four accused in threatening the woman was given by SI Tiken who was posted in Bishnupur District Police, and it demanded similar punishment for the SI.
After the four accused were apprehended soon after the incident, Bishnupur Police today framed a charge-sheet against them.
Talking to The Sangai Express, the Bishnupur SP informed that due application was forwarded three days back to obtain prosecution sanction against the two IRB personnel.
Once the prosecution sanction is given, the charge-sheet would be submitted at court.
With regard to the allegation that SI Tiken gave his gun to the accused, a departmental enquiry has been initiated against him, informed the SP .