Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, October 15 2008:
In protest against the charges of Deputy Speaker of State Assembly Th Shyamkumar that his daughter was raped by one Rifleman of 1st IRB identified as Chanambam Binoy, a protest demonstration was staged at Pangei Bazar today.
Speaking at the occasion, Birkaran, father of the accused IRB Rifleman said the charges of the Deputy Speaker is likely to jeopardise the career of his son.
Birkaran said that thinking it to an instance of blossoming love between two young persons, he had even gone along with some elders at the residence of the Deputy Speaker in accordance to the custom to give information on October 13.But the Deputy Speaker could not be met.
Elaborating on the matter, Birkaran told the gathering that there have been instances in the past which daughter of the Deputy Speaker identified as Abem had followed his son at his place of posting at Churachandpur which led to meeting of the parents and elders of both the parties at Moirang Police Station and City Police.
After this incident, Abem had telephoned to Birkaran many times, the father said, adding that allegation of raping her daughter has come about only when Abem returned back from Guwahati on her Durga Pujah holiday and rung up his son Binoy.
Protestors also clarified that Abem is not 12 years old as her father claimed but must be around 20 years.
They also appealed to all concerned to find out the truth as it is concerned with the lives of two persons who could take their own decision and settled in life together.