Minor raped, accused in judicial custody
Source: Chronicle News Service
Thoubal, October 23 2023:
Modesty of a 14-year-old girl was reportedly outraged repeatedly by a 35-year-old neighbour in the guise of selling cosmetic.
The girl was found to be six months pregnant as the rapist threatened her not to reveal her condition to anybody.
The accused identified as Md Suleiman, son of Manirgun of Moijing was arrested on October 16 by Thoubal District Women Police and detained for seven days, after which he was produced before the Special Court POCSO, Thoubal on Monday which remanded him to judicial custody.
On hearing that the accused will be brought to the POCSO Court, a large number of people from Moijing arrived at the Court and staged protest demanding that the rapist be punished and steps taken for the welfare of the minor victim.
Speaking to media persons on the sidelines of the protest, one Babul Ahamed informed that the accused working as mobile cosmetic salesman took the minor girl to his room on the pretext of showing some new cosmetics and raped her.
Later, he threatened her not to tell anyone as her reputation will get tarnished.
Subsequently, the accused raped her on many occasions and she got pregnant, he said.
Babul continued that on seeing some physical changes in the girl, her mother and sister in-law took her to a traditional healer for treatment but on the way the girl revealed that she had been raped by the said man repeatedly.
As news of the incident spread, the girl eloped with the accused on October 3.But on the same day, the rapist's family members disowned him.
They were also beating the girl after ripping off her clothes when she was rescued by a local resident, narrated Babul who also demanded that authority concerned investigate the matter and ensure punishment of the culprit as per the law.