Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, March 12, 2010:
A 55 year-old man has allegedly raped a four-year-old baby girl yesterday at Iroishemba Maning Leikai under Lamshang police station in Imphal West district.
Following the incident, locals attempted to burn down the house of the alleged rapist but timely intervention by IRB personnel on duty at Iroishemba Chingkha stopped them.
The locals had started ransacking and destroying the articles.
The man identified as Chongtham Opendro allegedly raped the four-year old girl of the same locality who went to watch TV at his house yesterday, at about 11 am.
The rape of the girl came to be known by the family members after the little girl cried in pain while urinating after returning home.
At first, her mother did not believe what she narrated and scolded her.
But the little girl told her elder sister what the man did to her.
Finally getting suspicious, her mother examined the child's private part which was found to be having some injury marks, and took her to RIMS Hospital.
Doctors confirmed the matter that led the people rise in anger today.
They stormed the house of the alleged rapist and started ransacking his house and attempted to burn down the house.
But IRB personnel on duty who rushed to the spot controlled the mob before they set fire to the house.