Disabled girl 'raped'
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, October 31 2013:
A young girl who is physically handicapped and mentally retarded was allegedly raped yesterday at Phanjangkhong, Thoubal district under Yairipok police station.
The accused was later rounded by local people and handed over to police.
According to relatives of the victim, Md Azizur (28) s/o Md Amdali of Phoubackhao but presently staying at Yairipok Mayai Keithel in a rented room and engaged in sand quarrying work, taking advantage of a lonely situation allegedly raped the disabled girl at a bushy spot beside the local inter-village road at around 6.10 pm yesterday.
The girl went out to buy potatoes from a nearby grocery shop.
It was the victim's younger sister who heard the victim screaming as she went out to buy chillies sometime later.
As the younger sister rushed in to the direction of screaming, Azizur fled away.
Even as the younger sister chased the accused, she could not get him.
Later at around 8 pm, local people rounded up Azizur in his rented room and handed him over to police.
Along with registration of a case in Yairipok police station in connection with the incident, both the accused and as well as the victim underwent medical examination at RIMS this afternoon.
The victim is visually impaired (one eye) and is suffering from hearing and speaking problems besides being mentally retarded.
The girl, fourth among five sisters, has already lost her father.