School warden allegedly rapes 8-year-old girl
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, October 29 2014:
An eight-year-old girl student of Merciful English School located at Hangul Idigah Road under Mayang Imphal Police Station in Thoubal district was allegedly raped by the male warden of the school boarding.
The victim girl is a Standard-II student staying in the boarding of the school.
The alleged rapist is identified as Arambam Robindro (40), son of late Ibochou of Bishnupur Ward No.3 near CI College.
Meanwhile, some unidentified persons fired one round from within the campus of Merciful English School today morning when a large number of people stormed at the school demanding the culprit to be brought before the public.
The police had a tough time trying to control the mob.
Talking to media persons, the victim's mother said that her daughter called up her father on phone yesterday and requested him to pass the phone to her (mother) .
Her daughter then narrated the whole incident that happened at around 7 pm yesterday.
The accused warden had called her daughter to his room on the pretext of receiving a phone call from her father.
She (the victim) was raped by the warden inside his room, the victim's mother said.
The victim's mother further alleged that the school authority had tried to cover up the incident.
One lady warden of the school identified as Anjali even washed the blood-stained clothes of her daughter and she (the victim) was also made to attend classes while she was still bearing the pain.
MLA of Wabagai Assembly Constituency Fazur Rahim also came to the school and tried to pacify the mob.
He assured that the culprit would be arrested and punished very soon, but appealed to the people not to cause any damage to the school properties.
The school authority has strongly condemned the incident and assured that cooperation would be given to the police to give stringent punishment to the culprit.
The accused Robindro has surrendered to Bishnupur Police today, and a case has been filed against him in connection with the alleged rape case.