Imphal, May 28: Manipur Human Rights Commission (MHRC) has sought police protection for the girl who had demanded compensation from her �husband� for allegedly infecting her with HIV, following life threat on the girl by the accused person.

The accused person had allegedly threatened the girl with dire consequence as she was coming out from RIMS hospital where she had come for treatment this morning.

The girl had filed a complaint petition to the rights panel seeking compensation of Rs 5 lakhs for infecting her with the HIV virus by her �husband� after she was forced to live as his wife.

Taking the matter into consideration, following another complaint, the rights panel asked the police for extending every possible help by way of giving escort to the girl so that she can get herself examined by doctors at RIMS Hospital.

In her complaint, the girl said that her life is at risk as she was threatened by the accused HIV infected man and prayed for police protection.

In her earlier petition, the girl contended that she was kidnapped by the man in the early part of March last and she was forced to stay with the man �like husband and wife� for some days at Thoubal.

But after confirming that the man was infected by the dreaded disease, she managed to escape from his clutch on April 5.Yesterday, the right panel had ordered for sending a copy of the complaint petition to the DGP for his comments as regard to the investigation of the case.

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