Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, December 09 2009:
A minor girl of four and half year old girl was allegedly raped by the father of her friends at the neighbourhood yesterday at Keirak Makha Leikai under Kakching police station in Thoubal district.
The instance occurred while the world campaigning against torture and violence against women during the fortnight observation violence against women which commenced from the first day of December last.
Another instance of killing of a woman by her husband had occurred last week in the same Thoubal district.
The minor girl was raped by one Md Rafik (37) at his house yesterday at about 3.30 pm.
He is originally from Sora and staying at the house of his wife's parental house.
The victim girl is the friend of his elder daughter.
Rafik allegedly raped the girl taking advantage her loneliness at the house of the accused person.
The girl was playing with his elder daughter before being raped, reports said.
The incident came to light when her mother found her crying.
When asked about her crying, she the incident happened to her at the house of her friend.
When the mother examined, semen of man was found at the private part of the little girl.
The mother informed the incident to her husband, father of the girl about the happening to their child.
Angry on hearing it, he searched for Rafik.
But at that Rafik had already left house and hide.
On spreading the news across the village, villagers rose up and dismantled the house of the alleged rapist last night at about 8 pm.
A public meeting was also held today at the village and discussed on the incident.
The meeting resolved not to allow Rafik return to his wife's parental house forever.
The family of the victim girl lodged a complaint with the Kakching police, the report added.