WAD alleges Police of failing to frame charges against rape accused with appropriate sections of the Indian penal code. In a press statement Sobita Mangsatabam, Secretary, WAD said that the accused Thiyam Sureshkumar Singh arrested in connection with the rape and murder of Thiyam Bindyarani Devi has been framed charges under section 376/302 IPC however WAD said there were several lapses as the police officer in charge has failed to invoke other relevant penal provisions such as Section 376-A and 376 (f) in accordance with the amendment of the criminal procedure (Amendment) Act, 2013 which came into force from 2nd April 2013.The statement said the section 376-A and 376 (f) relates to punishment for causing death after the commission of rape or the commission of rape by relative, guardian or teacher of or a person in a position of trust or authority towards the woman. Therefore, despite having the knowledge of such criminal amendments following the gruesome case of gang rape in Delhi in a moving bus of a student woman, the concerned police official investigating the case of Bindyarani Devi have had failed to invoke 376-A and 376(f) which is a disappointment to every concerning public, the statement added.WAD also alleged that the officer-in-Charge of Patsoi police Station has failed to file appropriate charges against the accused arrested in connection with the rape and murder of Jina, a minor girl of 8 years of age.
