Private school teacher indicted in POCSO case
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, April 19 2022:
The Special Judge, Fast Track Court (POCSO) Number 1 Manipur has declared a private school teacher guilty of raping a minor girl, under Section 4 of POCSO Act, and fixed the sentence hearing on April 21 .
The accused Khwairakpam Maheshwar alias Sanahal (32) son of Manihar of Nambol Kha Jiri appeared before the court along with his counsel on Tuesday.
The court had reserved its judgment since the final hearing conducted on February 19.Father of the victim filed a police com laint on March 25, 2016 at Bishnupur women police station alleging that Maheshwar abducted his minor daughter.
An FIR was registered based on the complaint and the investigating officer submitted charge sheet to the trial court by framing charges against the accused under POCSO Act after a thorough investigation.
During the course of the investigation, Maheshwar told police that he took the girl to Churachandpur by bus on March 28, 2016 .
From there, he kept the girl in a hotel in Imphal and stayed there overnight.
He again took her to Torbung and spent another night there before police arrested him on the next day.
While declaring its verdict on the case, the court observed that the special public prosecutor had proved that the accused had carried out sexual crime against the victim under Section 4 of POCSO Act.
The court scheduled the sentence hearing on April 21 and directed police to keep the convict under judicial remand till then.