Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, December 12:
On the charge of raping a Myanmarese girl, the house of the accused was vandalised by the local people here today.
The irate local people has also decided to block ImphalMoreh in case the accused is not produced by the family by noon tomorrow, reports our Moreh correspondent.
The man accused for rape is identified as Md Yunus (22) s/o late Md Anwar of Moreh ward no 5, Muslim Basti.
A 14 year old Myanmarese who came to Moreh to trade in rice was reportedly raped by Yunus at about 11.30 am today.
The accused has gone hiding.
As the news of the rape spread in the border town, the local people led by the Kuki Women Union on Human Rights (KWUHR) built up a mob and vandalised the house of the accused.
In connection with the incident, a joint meeting of the Meitei Muslim Council Moreh and KWUHR was held at the office of the Hill Tribal Council here.
According to the resolutions of the meeting, the family of the accused should produce Yunus by noon tomorrow and to take up punitive actions in line with the Kuki customary law.
In case the family members fail to produce Yunus, the family will be ousted from Moreh and their properties will be confiscated.
Moreover, a bandh will also be imposed along Imphal-Moreh road, resolved the joint meeting.