Dimapur, July 3 (EMN): The Phomla Hoichem and the Yachem Anüti Lunglak Longleng unit have condemned the alleged rape of a minor girl by one Longya Phom also known as Along on June 27 in Longleng.
A press release from the Phomla Hoichem president Shemthai Phom and the Yachem Anüti Lunglak Longleng unit president Yimshe Phom alleged that the victim a 15 year old minor was ‘physically tortured and raped’ by the 27 year old accused, a married man hailing from Nyang village and a resident of Nyengching ward in Longleng district.
The organisations alleged that the accused was on the run after the act and was caught on June 28 after which ‘the Phomla Hoichem the apex women body, Yachem Anüti Lunglak women of all age group came out to the street and the accused was paraded on the street of Longleng after which the accused was handed over to the police.
Condemning the ‘shameless act’ and declaring that ‘crime and harm against women in any form shall not be tolerated’, the organisations demanded deserving punishment for the accused as enshrine in the law without any relaxation.
