RPF clarifies
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, May 31 2013 :
With regard to the news report as published in some sections of the media on May 25 which said that some individuals who claimed themselves to be RPF cadres summoned, threatened and cajoled family members of TG Hr Sec School rape victim through telephone, the proscribed RPF has clarified that the outfit has nothing to do with the news report.
According to a press release issued by the outfit's department of publicity chief Bangkim, the victim contacted one of their cadres in February last in connection with the crime done upon her.
In response, the cadre advised the girl to fight her case valiantly.
After the particular news report was published in some sections of the media, RPF contacted the victim's mother and she clarified that she never said anything about RPF's involvement in her daughter's case and she also assured to publish a clarification in the two particular newspapers.
But the mother was stopped from making any such clarification by one Sorojini who is said to be a member of the Universal Mothers' Organisation.
On being contacted by RPF, one of the newspapers agreed to find out the mistake and make a clarification but the other refused to find out the truth as if they care little about their professional ethics.
Sorojini too refused to find out the truth collectively.
Nonetheless, RPF clarified that it never offered any material gifts nor threatened the victim girl
and her family.