IMPHAL, March 17: A minor girl aged about 10, a deaf and dumb who was reported missing at the Kumbi Police Station from January 24, 2014, was fished out dead from a culvert on January 31, 2014. News carried in daily newspapers had expressed suspicion of raped and subsequent murder.
The girl was identified as Laishram Shumila, 10, D/o L Amuthoi of Chandonpokpi Turel Khongbal.
An organisation called Dialogue Forum, in association with the Chandol Pokpi Villagers today took out a mass rally from Chandol Pokpi Market Shed to Borayenbi Gram Panchayat Community hall. Women folks in large numbers participated in the rally.
Apunba Nupi Lup Borayenbi, Social Action Committee, NLF, Integrated Rural Development Centre, People Platform Secretariat, Samaritan Resource Centre, United Community Development Platform and Comprehensive Development Centre, also participated in the rally.
Later a public meeting on International Humanitarian Law, Demand for Fair Trial of Laishram Shumila and Repeal AFSPA 1958 was conducted where resource persons reiterated the demand for justice for the victim.
Resource person L Pishak said that the case has been delayed without any reason. He said that there is a suspicion that the culprit is well connected and is taking advantage of this. He further appealed all concern to conduct a fair trial for the Shumila in a speedy way.
Advocate E Nando as resource person educated the villager on all the possible ways for speedy trial and book the culprit according to the law of the land.
General Secretary Women Action for Development M Sobita in the side lines said that the incident occurred during the month of January 2014 and it has been more than a year but the family of the victim still awaits justice.
She further said that the state cabinet needs to implement concrete law for the safety of women society of the state.