Five arrested on molestation charge
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, December 16 2012:
Five persons, who were charged with molesting a girl inside a passenger vehicle travelling from Jiribam to Imphal, were rounded up at Noney and handed over to the police.
The incident took place inside the passenger vehicle (SSMAC/6531) which was coming from Jiribam to Imphal today.
Altogether there were 15 passengers in the vehicle, out of which 8 of them were males and the remaining were women and children.
The five persons started teasing and molesting the girl inside the vehicle as soon as the vehicle started leaving for Imphal in spite of repeated displeasure shown by the girl herself and other women.
The five persons even threatened to rape the women when they reached Kotland.
They also threatened the driver.
When the vehicle reached Noney, the passengers forcefully stopped the vehicle and informed the Longmai Bazaar Board, Longmai Nishaband, Longmai Youth Club about the incident and the volunteers got hold of the five persons and handed them over to Noney police.
On being checked, the five persons were found to be in possession of Ganja and a bottle of liquor along with Rs 10,000 in cash.
The fare of the vehicle was also paid off from the recovered amount since the five persons had not paid their fare.
The five persons have been identified as Manglan Haokip (34), s/o Lamkholam Haokip of Churachandpur; Khaikai Baite (32), s/o Lamkholun of Pashong village, Churachandpur; Seiminthang (30), s/o Alun Kipgen of Tolen village, Churachandpur; Mangboi Shimte (25), s/o Khailan Shimte of Tolen village, Churachandpur and Gogou Touthang (23), s/o Lalthang of Boljang village, Churachandpur.