Rape accused sent to jail
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, October 16 2014:
A man who is accused of raping a mentally retarded woman aged around 20 years inside a car on October 2 was produced before Judicial Magistrate First Class Imphal East Court today and sent him to jail.
The accused has been identified as Shrimayum Dwijamani Sharma (55) s/o Sh Thambou Sharma of Khongman Zone I, Imphal East.
He happens to be uncle of the victim.
It may be mentioned here that the woman was returning home alone after attending a song programme in the locality on October 2 when Dwijamani who was waiting nearby the residence took her inside a Maruti van on the pretext of taking her a ride.
Just after she stepped inside the car, Dwijamani raped her repeatedly and later abandoned her at Meitram.
He was arrested by a team of Imphal East Women Police and Irilbung police from his residence on October 8 .
Irate mob of the locality had ransacked residence of the accused on October 14 .
In connection with the incident, a public meeting was held in the locality during which it unanimously resolved to banish Dwijamani from the locality for his heinous act.