Imphal Jun 30 UNA : A 14-year rape victim who is bearing the brunt of her earlier ill-fated incident was again gang-raped by six persons after being abducted on the same day on which a massive rally was carried out in Imphal to protest against violence against women in Manipur.
The victim girl alleged that the alleged accused of earlier rape case who is on bail after police arrested on the rape charge was among the six rapists.
Following a complaint lodged by the mother to the police, a medical check up was conducted to the victim girl on Sunday at forensic department of RIMS hospital. She was gang-raped by the six persons Saturday afternoon.
In March this year, the 14-year girl studying in Class-IX was allegedly raped by one Naorem Pritam in her own house at Nongmeibung Purana Bazar, Imphal East taking advantage of her loneliness. Since the ill-fated incident, she has been staying at her mother’s parental home at Imphal’s Kakhulong for treatment.
According to her mother, the girl was yet to return to normalcy after the March ill-fated incident which the case is pending in the court.
Her rapist has been out from jail after getting bail.
Narrating yesterday’s ill-fated incident, the victim girl told media persons today that she was abducted by five persons who came on a Bolero brand vehicle from the way to a shop at Kakhulong, around 4 pm.
In the vehicle, they gagged her mouth with a adhesive besides blind folding and took her to an under construction building where they freed her from blind-folding where she found her earlier rapist there.
Inside the building, she was tied on a pillar with rope. They dragged her cloths and raped her one by one, she cried.
After the gang-rape, the petticoat of the girl was burnt down in front of her saying that her last day has come. They also poured down cold drink on her head.
Taking the advantage of the leaving the six persons, she managed to free herself from tying and left the place to unknown direction.
She realized the way to lead her house after seeing the house of a Maibi (priest) who is treating her after her earlier ill-fated incident, the victim girl went on to recall.
Soon after she reached her home, she was immediately rushed to the RIMS hospital. Her mother has also lodged a complaint with the Imphal city police who conducted a medical check-up to confirm whether she was gang-raped.
Leaders of various women bodies, who paid a visit to the victim girl today at RIMS hospital, demanded immediate booking of the culprits.
Read more / Original news source: http://manipur-mail.com/teenager-gang-raped/