Mob burn car of rape accused
Source: The Sangai Express
Thoubal, December 22 2022:
A minor girl of only 7 years was allegedly raped at a place under Khongjom police station and an irate mob burnt a four wheeler vehicle belonging to a suspect and damaged his house today.
While the mob burnt a Maruti 800 car beloging to the suspect and damaged properties in his house today, the alleged rape took place some 2/3 months back, said sources.
The accused person is a 41-year-old man, reportedly a neighbour of the minor victim.
Sources said, some 2/3 months back, the minor victim along with a friend was watching television at the house of the accused person and this was when he allegedly committed the heinous crime.
The accused person, holding a knife at her throat, had threatened the minor not to disclose the incident to her family.
However, the incident came to light after family members overheard the minor talking about the incident with her friends.
After the minor girl revealed about the incident, the family members filed a complaint with the Khongjom police station.
Khongjom police then arrested the suspect on December 17 and he was later remanded to police custody.
Today, the suspect was produced before the Chief Judicial Magistrate Thoubal amid angry protesters storming the Court complex.
They raised slogans demanding justice and life imprisonment for the accused person.
Meanwhile, the Court has remanded the accused person to judicial custody.
Amid this, an angry mob stormed the house of the accused person, damaged properties and burnt down the Maruti 800 car.
Fire service personnel and Khongjom police rushed to the spot and tried to douse the fire, said reports.