IMPHAL, October 12: A family from Khabesoi Sabal Leikai has alleged that the Heingang Police along with a local club and meira paibis of Khergao area of protecting the alleged kidnapper of their five year old daughter.
Speaking to media persons at the Manipur Press Club today, the family members claimed that they had filed an FIR against the accused kidnapper Kohid son of Kadir of Khergao.
One of the family members claimed that on October 10, a woman lured the child on the pretext of sweets and taken in an auto rickshaw.
They claimed that as soon as they realised the child missing, they sounded an alert and after enquiring found that the child was taken in an autorickshaw and managed to track the three-wheeler driver from whom they established that the child was taken to Khergao at the residence of Kohid.
They continued that when they reached Kohid`™s residence the same night and enquired about the child, Kohid had maintained that they had a child of their own, however, when someone called out the child`™s name, she came out running.
The family members also alleged that the Khergao local club and meira paibis along with the Heingang Police continued to protect the accused even though they have filed an FIR.
`Instead of arresting the alleged kidnapper, the police is negotiating on his behalf for a compromise. Such unethical conduct of the police will only adversely affect peoples`™ confidence in the system` alleged one of the family members.
The mother of the child said, `I am lucky to get back my young daughter but unless the kidnappers are awarded befitting punishment they will continue to resort to such kidnapping of other children again.`
The community leaders of Khabesoi Sabal Leikai who also attended the press conference also expressed shock and dismay at the conduct of the police personnel who instead of bringing the perpetrators to justice are siding with them.
They appealed to the people of the State to eradicate such crime in our midst and appealed to the police to assist in awarding justice to the kidnappers for the larger common good.