Victim's family deposes
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, June 19 2015 :
Victim's father and uncle deposed before the Special POCSO Court, Manipur East regarding the rape case of a minor girl today.
Accused Nongthombam Varun (35) s/o Achoubi of Urup Litan Makhong was also produced before the Court under FIR No 24 (12)/2014 WPS I/E under Section 376 (n) (f) and Section 4 of POCSO Act 2012 during today's hearing.
Father and uncle of the minor victim appeared before the Court as prosecution witness number 5 and 6 respectively.
Later, the Court fixed July 1 as the next date of hearing.
Parents of the victim came to know about the incident on December 11 last year after the girl refused to go for tuition to the house of the accused.
The girl told her mother that her tuition teacher Varun had raped her repeatedly.
The girl also told her mother that her teacher had threatened to kill her if she disclosed his beastly act to anybody.
A formal complaint regarding the incident was filed at Porompat police station on December 9 last year.