Cops to grill five held in sexual assault case
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, October 30 2023:
Following a video which went viral on the social media showing some young men sexually assaulting an underage girl inside a vehicle, police have arrested five men involved in the incident.
All five were produced before the court of Special Judge (POCSO) Imphal West on Monday, which remanded them to police custody for eight days till November 6.The five accused have been identified as Borish Maibam (20) s/o M Gandhi and John Maibam alias Pari (20) s/o M Dayamo Singh of Kakwa Nameirakpam Leikai; Melgipson Naorem (20) s/o Bode Singh of Kakwa Naorem Leikai, Purna Okram (20) s/o Badal of Chajing Mairenkhong and Kshetrimayum Manson (20) s/o Kshetrimayum Manglemtomba of Singjamei Mayengbam Leikai.
According to a police report, a video went viral on social media in which some young men were drugging an underage girl and making her unconscious before sexually assaulting her inside a vehicle.
The police investigated the video and arrested five of them involved in the incident on Sunday.
Accordingly, Imphal police station has registered an FIR under section various sections of IPC, POCSO Act and also IT Act.
It is believed that incident occurred on the last day of Yaoshang on March 11 last.
The five accused reportedly forced the underage girl to drink liquor and assaulted her sexually after she lost consciousness.