Remanded
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, December 03 2019:
Special Judge, POCSO, Imphal West, today, remanded a 25 year old individual into police custody till December 11, in connection with the rape of a minor girl of Ukhrul district.
The accused, identified as Md Nawaj Sarif (25) s/o Md Najemuddin of Urup Salanpham Leikai, was arrested yesterday from Khwairamband Keithel area by a team of Imphal West women police after laying a trap as he had been on the run ever since a case was registered against him by police based on the complaint of the victim who is from Ukhrul district.
The accused was produced before the Court by the IO of the case along with a prayer for police remand today.
The IO submitted that the victim lodged a complaint to the Central Administrator of the One Stop Centre, Chandel, in November claiming that she was sexually assaulted by the accused at Nagamapal area sometime in the month of February/March and as a result she had become pregnant.
Based on the complaint, a case was earlier registered before Women PS, Chandel and then the case was transferred to Women PS, Imphal West on November 26.During the course of investigation, the police visited the incident site, which happened to be a hotel located at Thangal Bazar, and arrested a co-accused of the case identified as Md Ariful Haque.
In police custody, the arrested co-accused revealed that in the month of February/ March, his friend Md Nawaz Sarif visited his work place with the minor victim and stayed for a night in a room which was allotted to him by the owner of the hotel.
The IO continued that as follow up action, police conducted a search at Md Nawaz Sarif's residence on December 1 but they were unable to find him.