Accused remanded to custody
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, July 15 2015 :
Sagolsem Ranabir (30) s/o Khagemba of Mayang Imphal Konchak Maibam Thongkhong, who has been accused of raping a minor girl, was produced before the Court and remanded to police custody till July 20 .
He appeared before the Court under FIR Number 37 (7) 2015 of Imphal West women police station under Section 6 and Section 17 of POCSO Act 2012 .
Medical examination of the victim girl had already been conducted at Department of Forensic Medicine of RIMS on July 13 .
It may be mentioned that the incident came to light when the girl was rushed to PHC Mayang Imphal with complaints of vomiting.
It was detected at the PHC that she is three months pregnant.
Later, the girl told her mother that she had been repeatedly raped by Ranabir in the past few months.
The girl stayed in a hostel run by Ranabir at his mother's maternal home at Mayang Imphal Konchak.
After hearing the shocking news, Ranabir was thrashed by locals before Mayang Imphal police rescued him and handed him over to Imphal West women police station.
On the other hand, an accused in the rape case of a speech and hearing impaired minor girl has been remanded to judicial custody till July 24 .
Accused Chongtham Rojit alias Ronal (25) s/o Ch Radhakanta was produced before the Court under FIR Number 36 (7) 2015 of Imphal West women police station under Section 6 of POCSO Act 2012 .
Rojit was caught red handed while committing the crime by the victim's elder brother at around 2.30 pm on July 1 .
When Rojit's father Radhakanta was summoned by the locals the same day regarding the incident, he assured the locals that he would punish his son.
Locals handed over the accused to Imphal West women police station the next day.
CJM Imphal West has recorded the statements of both the victims under 164 CrPc.