Accused in blind girl rape nabbed
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, June 13 2014 :
A day after the Democratic Students' Alliance of Manipur (DESAM) demanded her resignation on moral grounds over the rape of a girl student of Ideal Blind School, Social Welfare Minister AK Mirabai on Thursday informed that Chowkidar of Ideal Blind School, Takyel and accused Him Bahadur Thapa (Khan) has been arrested by police.
Minister Mirabai was speaking at the inaugural ceremony of a new Lower Primary School building at Khanam Leirak in Patsoi constituency in Imphal West.
She said the Government would not keep mum over the school girl rape incident, and necessary appropriate action will be taken up against Thapa as per law of the land.
The police are now interrogating Thapa in connection with the case, she further informed.
The Patsoi legislator also said she has been working hard to stop crimes against women and children in the State.
She assured that the Government will extend help and support to the family of the poor minor victim.
Meanwhile, Md Tajkhan, the accused in Arishma Sahani rape case has also been nabbed by police.
He was produced before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Thoubal which remanded him to police custody for eight days.
Md Tajkhan (23), a VDF personnel, reportedly raped 17-year-old Arishma, daughter of Md Firoj Khan of Yairipok Changamdabi Mathak Leikai in Thoubal district on June 19 after Tajkhan and his friends, who came in a car, kidnapped Arishma from Yairipok Universal College campus.
A case was then registered at Yairipok Police Station over the rape incident following which the rape accused was arrested by the police.