RPF declares capital punishment of rape accused
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, September 21 2022:
The proscribed Revolutionary People's Front (RPF) has declared that two people involved in the sexual assault of a minor girl in front of her own father at Takhel Sanjenbam in Imphal East district on September 12, 2022 will be given capital punishment.
The two have been identified as Khangembam Sanjoy Singh alias Athoi alias Pambei (28) son of Kh Manglemba Singh of Kumbi Setapur Maning Leikai and Leishangthem Khomei (53) son of late Bidhu of Haraorou Mayai Leikai, Imphal East.
Both of them are currently in police custody in the connection with the case.
Clarifying on the alleged connection with the accused duo, an RPF statement issued by its assistant publicity secretary Bangkim said the main accused of the sexual assault case Khangembam Sanjoy Singh had approached the RPF around three months back to work for the outfit.
To examine whether he could be fit to work for the outfit or not, Sanjoy was kept under observation as per outfit's norm without assigning any duty.
Regarding the one 9mm pistol seized by police from Sanjoy, the RPF contended that the firearm was put in the custody of Sanjoy to conceal the same as members of the outfit staying in Manipur valley are not in a position to carry weapons and move around.
Regarding Khomei, the statement said that he was involved in a sexual assault case in 2018 and had served jail term earlier but he is not related with the outfit under any circumstances.
While asserting that the outfit has no place for people who look down and oppress women, the RPF statement informed that an independent investigation carried out by the outfit found out that Khomei and Sanjoy kept the minor girl's father at gun point and sexually assaulted the girl at a hill near Takhel Sanjenbam on September 12, 2022 and both of them conspired and even used the outfit's name in committing the heinous crime.
While sharing pains of the oppressed victim and her family and condemning the incident, the RPF declared that Khomei and Sanjoy are not only enemy of the outfit but also enemy of the nation and humanity.
While informing people that the outfit has written norms to award capital punishment to anyone who sexually assault women, the RPF declared that both Sanjoy and Khomei will be given capital punishment.