Remand for IRB man on rap
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, December 15 2020:
Chief Judicial Magistrate Imphal West today remanded a Rifleman of 5th IRB to 5 days police custody far allegedly raping a physically challenged girl.
The accused Khaidem Bishoijit (33yrs) s/o Kunjeshwor of Yairipok Khoirom is serving as a Rifleman of 5th IRB Thenguchingjin and was arrested by a team of Lamphel Police yesterday based on a complaint lodged by the victim on December 8 .
In her complaint she stated that on December 7 at around 2 pm she was picked by the accused cum boyfriend Khaidem Bishoijit in his car and taken to a hotel located at MG Avenue where she was raped.
The next day he abandoned her near Dental College RIMS at around 7.30 am .
During the course of investigation, it came to light that the victim and alleged accused got to know each other through Facebook about a year back and used to talk frequently on the phone and decided to meet on December 7.The medical examination of the victim was conducted at RIMS and confirmed that there are signs of sexual assault.
The investigating officer (IO) stated that during interrogation the accused admitted to the charges levelled against him and disclosed that he already has two wives and four children.
The Court after hearing the submission of the IO through Assistant Public Prosecutor remanded the accused to 5 days custody till December 19 .