LAMKA, October 29: In a shameful and disturbing turn of event in the district, three minors (two five year-olds and a four-year-old) were allegedly raped by a juvenile on two separate days.
The accused Hazuk (name changed), meanwhile, continues to remain scot free with no police case filed against him.
The victims and the accused were neighbours and were staying in rented rooms in the same locality. However, the accused and his family have shifted to a new locality, sources said.
A team of the Manipur Alliance for Child Rights- Churachandpur Chapter led by its convener and media advisor visited the victims maternal uncle’s residence in Lamka where the three victims are put up following medical examinations conducted at the district hospital.
Medical examination has proved that all three were raped with one of them undergoing penetrative sexual assault.
It is learnt that the actual assaults occurred on October 7 and 19. Sources said the accused assaulted one of the girls on October 7 and then the two others on October 19.
Soon after getting hints of the incidents, social workers, media persons and the police of the area swung into action to bring the accused out, but to no avail.
Mothers of the three young victims said they were late to report as they were unaware of anything and then one of the girls began bleeding profusely from her private parts and that was when they took her to the hospital and came to know of the incidents.
Meanwhile, it is learnt that the police is yet to file any FIR regarding the case.