Three rape accused sent to jail
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, December 22 2022:
Special Judge (POCSO) Imphal West A Guneshwar has sent three people accused in the rape case of a juvenile to judicial remand for eight days.
The three accused are Soram Kennedy (31) son of Chinglen of Mayang Langjing Taning Awang Leikai, Chonjonbam Ranjan (25) son of Rajen of Phumlou Siphai Maning Leikai and Chonjonbam Sanathoi (24) son of Bihari of Phumlou Siphai Maning Leikai.
The IO of the case prayed for 15 days' judicial remand of the three but the court granted remand for only eight days perusing the 10's report and submission of the special public prosecutor.
According to the report submitted by the IO, mother of the rape survivor filed a report to Women PS Imphal on December 18 about the incident that took place on December 17.In her report, the mother stated that her 16-year-old daughter went out to buy a pen from a nearby shop at around 6.10 pm of the fateful day.
However, one Rohit from Sekmai along with two of his friends abducted her from the gate in a car in which Rohit and one of his friends raped her inside the moving vehicle.
They took her to different places including Maharabi before abandoning her at Khonghampat Thoudam Leikai.
They also threatened to kill her if she told anybody about the incident, the mother's report said.
Based on the report, Women PS Imphal registered a case.
On the next day, police received information about the location of the trio and conveyed the information to Sekmai PS, and subsequently arrested them.
Police also seized a silky silver colour Maruti Wagon-R Vxi bearing registration number MN01AS-4763.During interrogation, the accused trio disclosed that they were enjoying drink in a vendor at Khurkhul on that day when Ranjan asked the other two to introduce him to a girl whom he can have a date.
Sanathoi gave mobile number of the girl to Ranjan, who called her introducing himself as Rohit from Sekmai.
He insisted to meet her briefly to get acquainted and went to meet the girl who was spotted standing at the gate and abducted her.
They further disclosed that Sanathoi was driving the car while Ranjan and Kennedy raped her in the backseat, the IO's report said.