Two arrested in rape, fraud cases
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, August 02 2022:
A man has been arrested by Women Police Station, Bishnupur for allegedly abducting an 18-year old girl and sexually assaulting her, before dumping her at her house under the guise of customary tradition.
The arrested man has been identified as Md Awesh (22) s/o Md Salam of Kwakta Sevla Ward No 1.According to a police report, a complaint was filed at the Women PS on July 28 that Md Awesh lured the victim out of her house on July 23 evening.
He then threatened to kill the victim and sexually assaulted before returning her to her house the next day under the guise of customary tradition.
Based on the complaint, the PS registered an FIR and conducted an investigation.
During the course of the investigation, the victim revealed that Awesh beat her up multiple times and threat ened to upload indecent videos of her on social media if she talked about the incident.
As part of the investigation, a team then arrested Md Awesh from his residence at around 1.15 am on July 31 and later, produced him before the court, which then remanded him to police custody for 5 days for further interrogation.
On the other-hand, a team of Mayang Imphal Police Station arrested a man for duping 12 different women.
The arrested man has been identified as Pusham Janab (27) s/o Pusham Achou of Hangul Mamang Leikai Ngakhapat, Mayang Imphal.
According to a police report, the team arrested Janab from Yairipok Changamdabi at around 10.20 am on Tuesday in connection with an FIR taken up under various sections of IPC dealing with attempting to outrage modesty of women, physical assault, cheating and luring women into having physical relations on the pretext of marriage.