Morung Express News Dimapur | February 1 One policeman was arrested for allegedly raping a minor girl in Kohima. The incident occurred on January 30 and the accused arrested subsequently. The accused policeman was identified as Constable Issac Rengma of DEF Kohima. According to the PRO, Kohima police, the matter came to light after the victim told her mother of the incident. It resulted in the arrest of the accused, who admitted to police of committing the crime. The victim was raped twice as per the statement of the accused, stated the PRO, while adding that it occurred in a forested area below Alder College during daytime. The girl, who is said to be mentally challenged, was lured and taken by the accused to the site of the crime, added the PRO. The constable was placed under suspension following the arrest, while departmental disciplinary proceedings will be initiated against him. It was in addition to the criminal case registered at the North Police Station, the PRO informed. The accused was in police remand, while the medical report on the case was awaited. Meanwhile, the Nagaland Baptist Church Council (NBCC) has condemned incident. “The Council is appalled that such crime had happened to a girl who cannot protect herself and who is to be protected by the society and specially police personnel,” stated the NBCC through a press statement. While demanding the police, judiciary other relevant commissions, departments and agencies to take concrete measures for a speedy investigation, the NBCC appealed that the accused be not bailed and brought to justice. It also appealed the civil society to condemn the crime meted out to a girl, who “could not make out the difference of right and wrong.”
