Remand for accused
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, March 06 2019:
The Special Court POCSO Imphal West remanded an accused school teacher and a warden of a boy's hostel to police custody till March 11.The accused school teacher indentified as Leimapokpam Purnima (55) s/o Naran of Thoubal Phouden Keirambi and presently staying at Sangaiprou Ningthemkol and the warden identified as Ningthoujam Rameshor (24) s/o Binoy of Nongmaikhong Mayai leikai were produced before the Court by a team of Lamphel Police Station with a prayer for remand of the accused persons for further investigation.
IO of the case through APP submitted that yesterday at around noon father of the victim lodged a written complaint to OC Lamphel Police Station stating that his son staying in the hostel located at Sangaiprou Ningthemkol reported to him through mobile phone that on the previous night at around 10 pm his teacher Leimapokpam Purnima had sexually assaulted him in the hostel.
Soon after registering a case the accused teacher was arrested by Lamphel police from the hostel and medical examination of the accused and the victim boy was conducted at the Forensic Science Laboratory RIMS yesterday.
During the preliminary interrogation the accused teacher admitted to the charges levelled against him and the warden of the hostel was also arrested for negligence in duty .
On perusing the prayer of the IO, the Court found sufficient ground for remanding the two accused in police custody till March 11 .