Dimapur, Sep. 17 (EMN): A mentally challenged minor girl was repeatedly raped by a 65 year old who was caught red-handed on Sep. 9 in Kohima district.
Informing this in a press release, the Jotsoma Women Organisation on Monday, strongly condemned the act and identified the accused as one Vizielie Peseyie, aged around 65 years. The victim is said to be a minor girl of only 11 years and she was reportedly raped on ‘several occasions’ by the accused.
“The accused vizielie Peseyie had confessed during questioning by the Jotsoma Women Organisation on Sep. 12 in front of the villagers. after which he has been hnaded over to the police for the law to take its own course of action,” the JSO stated in a press statement which was appended by its Chairperson Rokolhuvono Medoze and Secretary Vilako-u Nakhro.
While demanding the concern authority to award the strongest punishment as per the law of the land, the organisation stated that the victim must receive speedy justice and also compensation.
The organisation further warned the authority not to grant bail to the accused under any circumstance and at the same time cautioned any individual or organisation not to bail out the accused person.
