Women committee UNM-M lauds court’s sentencing of rapists

IMPHAL | Dec 21

The women committee of United NGOs Mission-Manipur (UNM-M) has welcomed and appreciated the recent pronouncement by the additional sessions judge, Fast Track Court, Crime Against Women, A. Noutuneshwari Devi, in the Leihaopokpi hillock rape case, 2014.

A release said that the organisation is grateful for the befitting punishment of life imprisonment to the main accused Khuraijam Bungbung (30), son of late Kh. Indrajit Singh, Lamlongei and 20 years imprisonment for the two co-accused, Nongthongbam Bocha alias Biren Singh (43), son of N. Bihari Singh, and Khuraijam Khamba Singh (26), son of Kh. Guno Singh, both hailing from Lamlongei Mantripukhri Mamang Leikai.

Women committee, UNM-M, acknowledged the Manipur police, particularly the team of Heingang police station for its sincere effort and swift action in handling the case, it added.

The release further said that it is thankful for the court order which has announced a compensation of Rs. 2 lakh to the victim, under the ministry of women and child development’s ‘Financial Assistance and Support Service to Victim of Rape: A Scheme for Retrospective Justice’.

The organisation also appealed the authority concerned to speed up the cases of increasing numbers of crime against women and award befitting punishment to the accused persons, said the release.

It further stated that this year since January 1 till November 30, there had been 37 number of rape case, 8 numbers of attempted rape and 25 cases of murder that have been reported. UNM-M has urged upon the Fast Track Court to urgently facilitate justice in the mentioned cases, it added.