Youth arrested for rape attempt on minor
Source: The Sangai Express / S Singlianmang Guite
Lamka, November 03 2014:
A 19 year-old youth was held late yesterday and handed over to Churachandpur police after he was caught red-handed while allegedly trying to rape an 8 year-old girl at Khawpibung village.
Sources said that the youth identified as Nehkhohao (19) s/o Laltinkhum of Valpakot village reportedly preyed on three minor girls who were playing at a paddy field near the village yesterday evening.
As he attacked one of the girls and covered her mouth with his hand to prevent her from screaming, two of her friends attacked the youth back in an attempt to save their friend and in the process one of the two was captured by the youth while the first victim managed to escape.
After the initial struggle the other two girls who escaped from the clutches of the youth ran to the village and raised an alarm leading to many of the villagers rushing towards the paddy field.
The villagers caught the youth red-handed.
He was immediately apprehended and handed over to the police.
The victim was taken to Imphal today for medico legal examination while the accused was produced before the CJM who remanded him to police custody for three days.