Dimapur lynching case : Nagaland Govt report claims no rape
Source: The Sangai Express / Agencies
New Delhi, March 11 2015:
The Union Home Ministry received a report from Nagaland Government claiming that the deceased, Syed Sarif Khan, did not rape the sexual assault survivor and that the sex between him and the victim was consensual.
The accused paid Rs 5000 to the victim after two sexual encounters, the report says.
The report says this conclusion is based on the statement of the deceased before he was lynched.
On March 5, a mob had stormed Dimapur Central Jail, dragged out rape accused Syed Sarif alias Farid Khan, paraded him naked and lynched him.
Earlier in the day, reacting to the incident, a division bench of the Gawhati High Court on Tuesday issued notices to the Centre and the Nagaland Government, and directed them to file a detailed report within two weeks.
It directed the State Government and Nagaland IG (prisons) to ensure adequate security of prisoners.
The Court's direction came following a PIL filed by one Rajeev Kalita who sought the transfer of the case to the CBI and compensation for the family of the man who was lynched.