JAC, Meira Paibis demand lifer for 'rapist'
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, August 18 2014:
The JAC constituted against the alleged rape of a five year old girl by a man of her neighbourhood and local Meira Paibis have urged the authorities concerned not to release the rapist on bail but punish him with life long imprisonment.
Speaking to media persons at Manipur Press Club today, the mother of the victim said, "She is still suffering from fear and acute trauma although she sometimes is seen playing and having fun" .
"Rape and attempt to murder my minor daughter is extremely abhorrent and the rapist deserves heaviest punishment", the mother said.
A five year old girl of Thinungei Awang Maning Leikai Ward No 9, Bishnupur district was allegedly raped by Angom Sanathoi (40) s/o late A Ibocha at around 10.30 am of August 15 .
Whereas a JAC has been constituted against the rape case, Sanathoi has been taken into police custody.
JAC members, and representatives of Meira Paibi Apunba Bishnupur district and the Thinungei, Ningthoukhong, Toupokpi Apunba Meira Paibi demanded that Sanathoi should be awarded exemplary punishment like imprisonment without ever releasing him on bail.
The victim's grandmother said that on the fateful day the girl was sent to collect poultry (duck) feed from one Santa's house who is a neighbour.
Suddenly the girl was heard crying in the rear direction of Santa's house.
In the next moment, she ran out in extreme fear and semen was seen on her body.
She was also bleeding.
After the victim disclosed that Sanathoi was the culprit, people of the locality dragged out Sanathoi to the local community hall where a public meeting was held.
During the meeting, Sanathoi reportedly confessed and said that he would accept any kind of punishment that may be given to him.
Later, he was taken away by police.
Meira Paibi Apunba Bishnupur district member Y Maheshori decried that rapes have become very common in Manipuri society.
The man who raped a five year old girl is not human.
He is the enemy of all mankind, she asserted.
Ningthoukhong, Thinungei, Toupokpi Meira Paibi Apunba Lup secretary RK (O) Tombisana alleged that involved in another rape case in the past.
But he was let off scotfree and this leniency of the concerned authorities emboldened him to commit the heinous crime for the second time.
To avoid recurrence of such bestial crimes, all rapists should be awarded exemplary punishment, Tombisana asserted.