Court takes cognizance
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, January 16 2019:
Special Court POCSO Imphal West has taken cognizance of a chargesheet submitted by women police and Wangoi PS in connection with the sexual assault of a minor victim by one Abujam Tombisana and directed the authority concerned to produce the accused before the Court on January 21 .
The chargesheet was submitted by the IO of the case after completing the investigation against Abujam Tombisana (45) s/o A Thabal of Samurou Awang Leikai, under section 6 of POCSO Act (penetrative sexual assault) and 506 IPC (Criminal Intimidation) .
The Court, after registering a case, directed the authority concerned to produce the accused (who is in judicial custody) on January 21 for necessary Court proceedings.
It may be mentioned that the case began against Tombisana, who is also the owner of a private boarding establishment, who allegedly raped a 15 year old minor girl who was staying at his boarding establishment.
A complaint was lodged by the father of the victim before Wangoi PS on August 29 last year stating that his daughter was raped several times by the accused by threatening that the victim would fail the HSLC examination if she disclosed the incident to anyone.
The incident came to light after the mother of the victim began noticing her daughter's condition and behaviour.
The accused was arrested by Wangoi police on the day of filing the complaint and he was taken into custody.
On the same day, irate locals also vandalized the boarding.
The accused has been lodged in judicial custody in connection with the ease from September 4 last year.