Mob lynches teacher attempting to rape 12-yr girl
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, June 25 2011:
A teacher was lynched by a mob after he allegedly attempted to rape a 12-year-old girl at Hundung Junction in Ukhrul district on Friday night, a police report received here said Saturday.
Chanchui Luithui (41) son of Remember Luithui of Landang village of Ukhrul district was lynched by a mob last night around 6 pm.
He was the teacher of a school run by the Autonomous District Council in the district.
Reports received here said that the teacher, travelling in a Bolero vehicle, picked up the 12-year-old girl coming back with feed for her pigs from her neighbouring village.
He took the girl, AS Chonmiwon daughter of Sonwila, towards Hundung Junction allegedly with an intent to rape her.
When the girl screamed for help, villagers rushed to the spot and thrashed till he died, the report said.
Police detected injury marks in the neck of the victim and suspected he was strangulated.
Police have registered a case.
The girl has been brought to Imphal today for a medical check up at RIMS Forensic Department to confirm if she had been raped, police said.