Rape alleged
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, September 28 2017:
A woman has appealed to the State Women Commission and the police to arrest and punish a distant relative who allegedly raped her 15 year old daughter .
Speaking to media persons at Manipur Press Club today, the victim's mother narrated that during the month of May, the mother and daughter duo approached one Md Abdul Hakim of Khergao Yumkhaibam Leikai, who also happened to be their distant relative, for a place to stay and he arranged an empty room at YADA Club for them .
She further stated that after some days, Abdul and his wife Mamtaz, asked her to let her daughter stay with them for helping with household works .
The mother alleged that on June 29, Md Arafat Ali s/o Md Abdul Rahim sexually assaulted her daughter and threatened to kill her if she disclosed the incident to anyone .
She claimed that her minor daughter was allegedly raped again on July 17 and added that her daughter escaped from Abdul Rahim's house and narrated the incident and accordingly, she and the locals decided to file a complaint to Porompat police station on August 24 .
They also reported the incident to the Women Commission the next day .
Porompat women police has already registered the case under POCSO but no action has been taken up till date against the accused, she said .
She also claimed that when she approached the police, they told her that the accused had been released on interim bail .
Expressing disappointment at the lack of tangible action against the culprit, the mother appealed to the Women Commission and the police to punish the accused according to the law at the earliest.