Accused remanded
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, August 29 2015 :
A 65-year-old accused in the minor girl sexual assault case has been remanded to judicial custody till September 12.Accused Konjengbam Nupamacha was produced before the Court of Special Judge POCSO Imphal West court under FIR No 49 (8) 2015 of Imphal West women police station under Section 6 of POCSO Act 2012 .
It may be mentioned that the accused works as a caretaker in a boarding school run by his daughter at Kwakeithel and the incident of sexual assault reportedly occurred on August 19 inside a shop.
The matter came to light after the victim revealed the incident to her mother on August 21 .
Family and locals had totally dismantled the house of the accused the same night.
Although, the accused fled his house that night, a joint team of Imphal west women police station and Singjamei police station arrested him from Kwakeithel on August 22.He was produced in the Court on August 23 and remanded to police custody.
Medical examination of the victim was conducted on August 22 while medical examination of the accused was conducted on August 24 at RIMS's Department of Forensic Medicine.