Seizure witness deposes in rape case of a minor
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, June 12 2015 :
A seizure witness deposed before the Special POCSO Court, Manipur East during the hearing of a rape case of a minor girl today.
Accused of the case, Nongthombam Varun (35) s/o Achoubi of Urup Litan Makhong was also produced before the Court under FIR No 24 (12)/2014 WPS I/E under Section 376 (n) (f) and Section 4 of POCSO Act 2012 during today's hearing.
The case has three seizure witnesses and the Court would record the statements of other seizure witnesses later.
Father of the victim girl and her younger brother will depose before the Court in the next hearing to be held on June 19 .
It may be mentioned that parents of the victim came to know about the incident on December 11 last year after the girl refused to go for tuition to the house of the accused.
The girl told her mother that her tuition teacher Varun had raped her repeatedly.
The girl also told her mother that her teacher had threatened to kill her if she disclosed his beastly act to anybody.
A formal complaint regarding the incident was filed at Porompat police station on December 9 last year.