Nagaland: Man arrested for sexually abusing minor

Our Correspondent
Mokokchung, Sep. 7 (EMN): In a shocking incident, a 60-year-old man was arrested by Mokokchung Police allegedly for sexually abusing a minor on September 6.

The accused has been identified as one Tongpangmeren, from Kinunger village in Mokokchung district.

SP Mokokchung, Aotula T Imchen, informed Eastern Mirror that a complaint was received from the victim’s family on September 6.

The police immediately registered the case at Women Police Station and arrested the accused on the day itself, she added.

Both the victim and the accused have been produced before the medical board for medical examination and investigation is still on-going.

Sources informed that the accused had sexually abused the victim between June and July on different occasions.

The case came to light when the victim complained about pain on her body to the parents, and upon further inquiry, the incidents were revealed, the source informed.

The accused have booked under relevant sections of Protection of Children against Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act U/S 4, 7 and 12.