IT News
Imphal, Sept 20:
Youth’s Forum for Protection of Human Rights (YFPHR)has expressed strong condemnation on the failure of the police in arresting the Child Rapist and also the act of Village Chief for protecting the Child Rapist.
A statement by the YFPHR demanded thorough investigation against the Moreh Police for its failure to arrest a child rapist who is booked under the POCSO Act, 2012 and appeal the Director General of Police to direct the Tengnoupal SP to arrest those people who are protecting the Child Rapist along with the people involved in compromising the matter with Rs. 3.5 Lacs.
On the 15th of September, 2020 it was learned that a 3 years old minor girl who as illegally adopted was raped by her cousin in one of the village located in Moreh which later the minor girl is kept at safer place after been rescued by the CWC, Tengnoupal.
“Till date the Moreh Police failed to arrest the Child Rapist on the ground that the matter has been settled through customary law after a payment of Rs. 3.5 Lacs. We have been further informed that the Child Rapist is a close relative to the Village Chief as result he has been kept protected.
The organization questions if POCSO Act, 2012 not applicable in Moreh Town? It also added if the POCSO Act, 2012 allows the Child Rapist to compromise with money?
The YFPHR, said that they will be writing to the Chief Justice of Manipur to take up Sue Motto case to monitor the investigation process and also write to the Governor of Manipur to assign a SIT to investigate such heinous crime.