NGOs Mission reaches out to tortured Ukhrul girl child
Source: Hueiyen News Service / Newmai News Network

Ukhrul, April 18 2013: The United NGOs Mission, Manipur, Women Committee has reached out to the victimized girl child from Manipur's Ukhrul district, who has left with severe physical injuries after she was reportedly subjected to severe physical tortures by the house owners for whom she had been working as a domestic help.

A team of UNM-M led by its convenor Sobita Mangshatabam paid a visit to the village and there the team interacted with the family of the victim, village headman and Tangkhul social organization leaders and members of the Joint Action Committee seeking justice for the 9-year-old girl yesterday.

Talking to the media, Homi Chawing, one of the relatives of the victim, sought help from civil society organizations to ensure medical treatment for the minor, who was a class I student of Tasher High School, Ukhrul.

Sobita assured that UNM-M will help out the girl victim.

She also generously donated Rs 5,000 to the family of the girl during the visit and urged it to bring the child to Imphal for better treatment.

The victim was working as a domestic help for one Antibas Horam, a resident of Kachai village but presently resides at 7 Finance Colony, Ukhrul.

The house owner's son and wife named Jim Horam and Edah Horam allegedly attempted to murder the domestic help by physically assaulting her in the house on February 3, 2013 .

She suffered severe injuries in the beating that she got multiple fractures and also broken bones.

A criminal case against the Antibas family was registered on the same day at Ukhrul Police Station.

The accused are stated to be Government employees.

The JAC has been demanding necessary physical, emotional and medical care to the victim.

Jim is now being lodged in Central Sajiwa Jail, Imphal on the charges of attempted murder of the domestic help, while his mother had been released on bail not long after their arrest in connection with the case.

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