IMPHAL, November 6: A police personnel today deposed before the court of District and Session Judge\/ Manipur East (Special Judge POCSO Manipur East) A Guneshwar as a prosecution witness of the Poumai Colony rape case.<\/p>\n
It may be mentioned that on April 17, the accused S Ngoupuni alias Ngaopuni, 65 of Liyai Khullen staying at Paomai Colony had reportedly taken the 13-year-old girl to the Koirengei hillock and raped her there.<\/p>\n
Following the incident, the Heingang Police had registered a case FIR no 30 (4) 2014 HNG PS U\/S 376\/420 IPC and Section 4 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offence Act, 2012, following which a charge-sheet was submitted followed by special trial at the court since July 31.<\/p>\n
A police personnel who is the prosecution witness No. 5 of the case today deposed before the court stating that he witnessed the Investigation Officer issue seizure memo and collect the seized items from the forensic expert.<\/p>\n
He stated before the court that he had witness the IO of the case seize the garments of the victim with the help of a mobile team of the Forensic Science Laboratory.<\/p>\n
During today\u2019s hearing, the accused was represented by his advocate S Shyamcharan.<\/p>\n
It may be mentioned that the accused was arrested on April 19, just two days after the incident and has been remanded to judicial custody ever since.<\/p>\n\n