DIMAPUR — A 70-year-old man, identified as Inrietsi from Old Jalukie Sector ‘B’ in
Peren district, has been arrested on charges of attempting to rape a
14-year-old girl from the same village.
The sub-divisional police officer (SDPO) of Jalukie,
Disanibo Newmai, informed Eastern Mirror that the arrest was made on the night
of June 3, following a First Information Report (FIR) filed by the victim’s
father on June 2 at the Women Police Station in Jalukie.
According to the police officer, the incident occurred on
May 31 at around 8 am in a hotel room in Dimapur. It was reported that the
accused deceived the minor girl, who on the pretext of driving her to meet her
teacher, but instead took her directly to Dimapur where the incident took
place.
After managing to escape, the minor, who was in possession
of the accused person’s mobile phone, reached out to acquaintances who helped
arrange a place for her to stay overnight in Dimapur. She was brought to
Jalukie the following day.
Police also informed that the accused is a habitual offender
who had previously committed a similar crime, which led to his banishment from
the village in accordance with customary law.
