Rape and killing of girl decried
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, December 18 2011:
Manipur Alliance for Child Rights (MACR) and Minuthong Hatta Social Welfare Union have strongly condemned the gruesome killing of baby Nafisha Sahani (10) .
Daughter of Md Tolen of Kwakta, but presently staying at Hatta Telipati under Imphal East district, Nafisha was first raped and later thrown down to death from a building last night.
In a statement, Convenor of MACR Keisham Pradipkumar observed that the crime of throwing down the minor girl from the top of a multi-storeyed building after being raped was unspeakably shocking and inhuman.
In recent time, killing of children and raping of minor girls have become a recurrently occurred incident and this shows a total breakdown in the traditional social system, in which community's optimum care and compassion to children, respect to girls and women were once inbuilt, the statement pointed out.
In many cases, lapses in police investigation and criminal justice system resulting in failure to book and punish the culprits have largely encouraged repeating of such heinous crimes, and it may be another manifestation of prolonged unrest, corruption and conflict in the society where sensibility, security, social justice and human values have been drastically marginalized, the statement observed.
MACR demanded that the culprit(s) who raped and killed Nafisha should be punished in accordance to law and a reasonable compensation should be given to the bereaved family without any delay.
In another statement, Secretary of Minuthong Hatta Social Welfare Union MA Mannan described the rape and killing of Nafisha has inhumane.
He informed that in condemnation of the killing, a public meeting was held at the ground of the Union and resolved to extend all possible assistance to the bereaved family.
The Secretary has also extended gratitude to Imphal East Police for their timely action in arresting the culprit and controlling the mob fury.