NE Support Centre clarifies on Kongba Bazar incident
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, September 03 2011:
The North Support Centre and Helpline has clarified to the appeal made by the All Andro Meira Paibi Association, All Andro Youth Club Association, Eastern Scheduled Caste Student Union and Andro Nagar Panchayat Councillors which was published in the Manipuri edition of this paper on August 2 .
The appeal was with regard to an alleged case of seducing, intoxicating and raping a physically challenged minor girl from Wangkhei by a 20 year old man from Andro Khunjao at Kongba Bazar on August 21 .
The North East Support Centre and Helpline withheld the names and details of both the victim and the accused on the ground of protecting their privacy on humanitarian ground, said a press release issued by the centre.
People of Andro who are concerned about the identity of the offender may kindly Irilbung police station, Imphal East where details of the offender and the victim were recorded under FIR 68/18/2011, it added.