Source: The Sangai Express / Jacob
Jiribam, May 26:
A 13 year old minor girl has been raped by a 15 year old juvenile at a paddy field at Mallargaon, Jiri at around 1 pm yesterday.
The victim girl is identified as Haseena Begum d/o Joynul Hague of Kashimpur while the accused has been identified as Alam Uddia s/o Kuddus Miya of Mallargaon which is located about 8 kms from Jiribam police station.
Taking advantage of the loneliness of the girl who was then tending a herd of cattle in the paddy field, Alam forcibly took Haseena to a nearby hillock and reportedly raped the minor.
In connection with the incident, Jiri police have arrested mother of the accused Merabjul (35) today but the father is absconding.
An FIR has been lodged at Jiribam police station by the victims family.
Notably, the accused juvenile is a student of Lalpani High School reading in class IX.
Later, talking to this reporter, mother of the victim confided that soon after she learnt of the incident, she together with her daughter approached the father of the accused to accept the victim as his daughter-in-law.
But the father not only abused the mother and the victim but also pushed them away, recounted the hapless mother.