Women Commission Met the Rape Victim of Kakching
Source: North East Support Centre & Helpline *

Imphal, February 01 2013: The Fact Finding Team of Manipur Station Commission for Women met the rape victim of Kakching and the parents.

Police raided the resident of the culprits and they are absconding.

The fact-finding team was led by Mrs Pitiswori Hudam, hon'ble member of Manipur State Commission for Women along with its Member Secretary, Shri.

.SMeghachandra.

Latter, Mrs Pitiswori also met and taken the statement from the victim separately and assured to the victim and the family members for justice.

"The victim is minor and it is the matter of kidnapping and raping a minor.

The rapist, the parents and others involved in the crime will not be spared," says Mrs Pitiswori.

Ms Geeta (name changed) 17 years old, a student of class 11, studying at Shillong was kidnapped by a son S/o Yengkokpam Rameshwor Singh of Charangpat Mamang Leikai, Thoubal district, kidnapped with three men in a red Maruti van.

She was raped inside the vehicle and forced her to accept as eloped with her consent by the family members of the rapist.

A case of kidnapping, seducing and raping a minor girl is registered at Kakching police station under 366/376/342/34 of IPC and 3(1)(XII) of SC/ST Prevention of Atrocity Act 1989 on January 30 .

Reacting to the allegation published by the father of the rapist Shri.

.YRameshwor Singh in Hueyel Lanpao today, the victim broke out in tear and narrated to the members of the fact-finding team that the rapist's father is trying to cover the crime committed by his son and himself.

"The allegation level against me and my parents saying that it was elopement with my consent and my father is baseless.

I want the rapist, his parents and other people involved in the crime must be booked and punished," says the Victim, Ms.Geeta.

Early today, a delegation also met the SDPO of the Kakching Police, Shri A..GSharma to enquire about the actions taken by the police.

According to the police, an attempt to arrest the culprits was taken and the culprits are absconding.

Mr.Sharma assured the delegation that the culprits will be arrested soon and they will be brought before the law of the land.

North East Support Centre & Helpline will fight until justice is given to the victim and the culprits are punished.

North East Support Centre & Helpline (www.nehelpline.net) is combined initiative of various human rights activists, social workers, students, journalists, and lawyers seeking to prevent harassment and abuses meted out to women, North East People, and tribal communities of different states.

* Sender of this news can be contacted at nehelpline(at)gmail(dot)com .

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