YFPHR condemns police inaction

IMPHAL, Nov 3
The Youth’s Forum for Protection of Human Rights (YFPHR) has outrightly condemned the Bishnupur Women Police for being not able to arrest a rapist since October, 2014.
YFPHR in a statement, said that the forum was surprised to learn that police was unable to arrest the rapist for almost 6 years.
It could be recalled that one Thoibi (name changed) was kidnapped by one Phurailatpam Nanao Sharma of Wangjing Wangkhei, Thoubal district on October 26, 2014 and taken to various places and repeatedly raped her.
The matter was reported to the Bishnupur police which was later transferred to the WPS-BPR and registered an FIR, however, till date the police failed to arrest the accused person since the matter was reported to the police on October 27, 2014, the statement said.
The accused person is reported to be a very 'close relative to one MLA' as informed by the Police and therefore, the rapist couldn’t be arrested till date as full protection was provided by the said MLA, the forum said while appealing the  High Court of Manipur to take up suo moto and direct the concern district court to speed up the charge hearing and deliver justice to the survivor and her family members.
The forum also appealed to the Chief Minister who is in charge of the Home to direct the concerned Police station to arrest the rapist and announce cash reward for those who provide lead to the said rapist.