Accused remanded
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, October 26 2016:
An 18 year old rape accused has been remanded to judicial custody till November 9 by Alek Muivah, JMIC Imphal West 1 .
The accused Brahma-charimayum Hemantakumar alias Gulu 18 s/o B Hairdas of Singjamei who was in the custody of Singjamei police station from October 20 was produced before the Court with a prayer for remanding him to judicial custody under section 376 IPC.
After hearing the APP, the accused was remanded to judicial custody for 15 days.
It may be mentioned that the 18 year old was pulled up by Singjamei police station on October 19 from an Observation Home after he surrendered before the Court claiming that he was underaged even though he was accused of raping a 50 year old woman who is a neighbour on September 26 at around midnight.