Minor raped, school ransacked
Source: The Sangai Express

Imphal, October 29 2014: An 8 year old girl was allegedly raped by her Mathematics teacher in the night of October 26 even as tension prevailed in Sekmaijing Hangul area since last night as incensed victim party stormed the school where the rape incident took place prompting the police to tighten security to thwart any untoward incident.

Meanwhile, the accused teacher, Arambam Robindro alias Ibungo (38) s/o (L) Ibochouba of Bishnupur Maning Leikai Ward Number 3, has surrendered before the Bishnupur PS at around 1.30 pm today.

Medical examination of the victim minor girl was conducted at Department of Forensic Medicine, Regional Institute of Medical Sciences yesterday.

According to the aunt of the victim, the girl, a boarder at Merciful English School, Sekmaijing Hangul Idega Road under Mayang Imphal PS, was allegedly raped by her teacher in the night of Oct 26 around 8 .

Enraged people gathered at the school premises

The incident came to light yesterday two days after the incident when the victim girl, a class-II student, with her younger sister made a call to her family members sobbing and narrating the whole incident.

A Maths teacher, Arambam Robindro alias Ibungo, who was also staying in the school premises, took the victim when she along with her sister and a cousin returned to their room from the toilet.

After taking the girl inside his room, he tied both her hands and raped her, she said.

The accused had also reportedly threatened the victim with dire consequence if she reveals the incident to anyone.

He also asked her to wash the cloth she wore at the time of the rape incident.

The victim girl however called up her family yesterday morning and narrated the incident.

Family members went straight to the school and took the girl from the residence of the school's founder, for medical examination.

The victim's aunt also alleged that the school authority was shielding the accused teacher when they enquired his whereabouts.

A team of Women PS (Imphal West) formally arrested the accused after he surrendered before Bishnupur PS today.

An FIR number 38(10) 2014 under Section 6 of POCSO Act, 2012 was filed against him at Women police station, Imphal West.

Meanwhile, on learning about the rape incident, infuriated relatives and locals attempted to dismantle the school building last night.

Another attempt to dismantle the school this morning was thwarted with the timely intervention of locals and Mayang Imphal PS personnel.

At the same time, denying the charge that the school authority was shielding the accused teacher, Md Rajauddin, secretary of the school managing committee said the teacher left the campus yesterday morning.

He said that the guilty should be punished accordingly.

Although falling under the administrative jurisdiction of Thoubal district, Sekmaijing Hangul is under the police jurisdiction of Mayang Imphal PS .