One arrested
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, June 29 2021:
A team of Yairipok police station arrested one Irom Chingkheinganba (26) of Tangjeng Khunou in Kakching district in connection with a complaint of molest and rape attempt by the victim from Yairipok.
In her complaint submitted to the OC of Yairipok PS on June 25, the victim had stated that she and Chingkheinganba who was faking his name as Prityvas got acquainted on Facebook on June 19 .
They went out together and proceeded towards Churachandpur on June 24 but it was quite late when they tried to come back and in the meantime the accused molested her and attempted to rape on the pretext of eloping with her, she stated.
It was also stated that the accused took away her mobile phone and a gold ring without her consent before abandoning her at Keishampat.
According to a police source, a hectic effort was initiated to identify the real culprit and during the course of investigation it was found that the accused person was hiding his real identity.
Acting on a specific information, a team of Yairipok PS led by SI Y Shankardas Mangang, SI W Deepakchandra and ASI S Maneshwor went to Churachandpur in search of the culprit at around 11 am and successfully nabbed the culprit around 4 pm from Torbung Bangla within Bishnupur district today, the source said.