Man arrested for sexual assault of kids in Ukhrul
Source: Chronicle News Service / R Lester Makang
Ukhrul, October 01 2021:
Ukhrul police on Friday arrested a 40-year-old man in connection with two charges of sexual assault of two children.
The accused identified as LW Phaningmi (40) s/o LW Luinam of Lunghar village, Ukhrul district, was arrested from near Shirui village on NH-202 during a man hunt conducted by the police.
The accused is now in police custody.
He will be produced in the Court on Saturday for obtaining police custody remand, police said.
Police said that based on two separate reports received on Thursday of sexual assault perpetrated against two minor children on September 28 by LW Phaningmi (40) s/o LW Luinam of Lunghar village, Ukhrul district lodged by the fathers of the victim children, Women Police station Ukhrul officer-in-charge SI Vashum Meena lodged two separate cases for each of the offences under IPC and POCSO Act, 2012 .
SI Vashum Meena then immediately co-ordinated with Ukhrul Police station to execute arrest of the accused person.
SI Marchang W of Ukhrul Police Station swung into action and raided at all possible places including the house of the accused, LW Phaningmi on the intervening night of Thursday and Friday.
However, the accused could not be arrested and remained at large.
Based on reliable inputs, SI Marchang W under the supervision of SP Ukhrul Saujanya Singh conducted extensive frisking and checking near Shirui village on NH-202 on Friday.
During the checking, the alleged accused was found travelling in an Alto Car from Lunghar village towards Ukhrul.
After proper verification, he was arrested and brought to Ukhrul Police Station.
From the FIR reports lodged at Women Police station, Ukhrul, it is learnt that the alleged accused committed sexual assault against a minor child while she was alone in her room attending online class on September 28, police said.
On the same day (evening), the accused again committed the same nature of offence against another child.
The victims' parents mentioned in the separate FIRs lodged at the Women Police station, Ukhrul.