Accused remanded
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, August 23 2015:
The Special Judge of POCSO Imphal West Court today remanded 65-year-old accused in minor girl sexual assault case namely Konjengbam Nupa-macha to police custody till August 29 .
He was produced before the Court under FIR number 49 (8) 2015 of Imphal West women police station under Section 6 of POCSO Act 2012 .
Medical examination of the six-year-old victim girl was conducted at RIMS's Department of Forensic Medicine yesterday.
It may be mentioned that the accused was on the run from August 21 night after the victim revealed the crime to her parents.
Later, a joint team of Singjamei police station and and Imphal West women police station arrested him from Kwakeithel area at around 4 pm yesterday.
The accused works as a caretaker of a boarding run by his daughter at Kwakeithel.
The incident reportedly took place inside a shop on August 19 .
Family members and angry locals had dismantled the house of the accused.