Imphal: Bishnupur Women Police Station on August 9 registered a “Zero FIR” under Section 154 Criminal Procedure in connection with the alleged rape of a 37-year-old Meitei woman in Churachandpur on May 3, the day when the Meitei-Kuki clash in Manipur erupted.
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The woman has claimed that she was gang-raped by a group of five to six Kuki miscreants. The incident occurred around 6:30 pm while she and others were attempting to escape from their homes in Churachandpur.
A case has been registered on charges of gang rape, assault or criminal force to women with the intent to outrage her modesty, criminal conspiracy with common intention, which are punishable under sections 376-D, 354, 120-B, and 34 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). Following the registration of the Zero FIR, the victim underwent a medical examination.
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Given that the primary jurisdiction of the case falls under the jurisdiction of the Women Police Station in Churachandpur, the Bishnupur Women Police Station has forwarded the FIR to the Churachandpur Police Station for further investigation. Notably, a zero FIR can be filed in any police station, regardless of whether the offence was committed under the jurisdiction of that particular police station.
Meanwhile, Poirei Leimarol Apunba Meira Paibi and All Manipur Women Voluntary Association demand Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister N. Biren Singh to give stringent punishment to those Kuki miscreants involved in the gang rape of a Meitei woman in Churachandpur on May 3. They also demand to hand over the gang rape case to the CBI.
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It may be recalled that the former DGP of Manipur P Doungel had clarified on May 5 that there was no rape cases reported in Churachandpur.
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