Judicial remand for rape accused
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, June 29 2015 :
A 39 year-old man, accused of blackmailing and raping a girl has been remanded to judicial custody till July 14 after he was produced before the Session Court, Imphal West today.
Family members and locals where the victim girl belongs gathered before the Court complex after they got information that the accused RK Birjit alias Tomba S/o Sanatomba will be produced before the Court today.
He was produced before the Court in connection with FIR case Number 30(6) 2015 Imphal West Women PS under section 6 of POCSO Act, 2012 .
The accused was not taken down from the prisoner van at the Court complex due to the presence of a large number of victim's family members and locals.
A jail personnel took permission from the Court and collect the signature of the accused inside the prisoner vehicle and submitted it before the Court.
The accused was remanded to judicial custody till July 14 .
Speaking to this reporter, mother of the victim girl said that she wants justice in the case so that such crimes do not befall others.
It may be mentioned that the case of blackmail and rape came to light after the accused forgot to permanently delete two MMS clips of the girl from the laptop of the girl's elder brother.
The elder brother of the victim came across the MMS clips in the midnight of June 7 .
On June 8, a team of Imphal PS arrested the accused from his residence and a case was registered with Imphal West Wo-men PS.
The house of the accused was vandalised on June 8 .