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For Immediate Press Release

A Woman Attempted Rape by a Drunk Neighbour in Thoubal District of Manipur

Medical Office on Duty Refused Medical Legal Case

New Delhi, July 9, 2009 19:30 hrs

A 26 years old woman was attempted rape by a drunken neighbour in Langathel under Sub-division of Kakching in Thoubal district in Manipur yesterday. The Medical Legal Case requested by the victim was refused by the medical official on duty.

Source reaching to North East Support Centre & Helpline late today told that Mrs. Lata (name changed) of Langathel Moirang leikai under Kakching Sub-division in Thoubal district a drunk neighbour intruded victims’ premises forcefully and passed vulgar remarks and attempted to rape her. Lata’s husband was not at home at the time of the incident. Her old aged mother-in-law was only was at home.

Lata refused and pushed the drunken neighbour out of bamboo fencing gate and locked from inside. He broke the fencing and bat Lata repeatedly by lethal bamboo stick. She injured severely on her back.

The matter was brought to village panchayat and the culprit refused to summon by the village council and no medical help was provided for twenty four hours until she was admitted in Community Health Centre at Kakching today at 4.30 PM.

The victim was provided medical help by the medical official on duty but Medial Legal Case (MLC) requested by the victim was refused by the attending doctor in the hospital. While North East Support Centre & Helpline speaking to hospital personnel, it was reported that the hospital does not have any MLC format form.

“After MLC was refused to the victim, her husband and relative went to Kakching Police station to register the case,” says by a relative.

North East Support Centre & Helpline spoke to police personal to help the family members of the victim to get their complaint against the culprit registered and book under the suitable section of IPC for the crime committed.

Lata is married for last five years and has one son and one daughter. The husband is a farmer and the family live on daily wages earning.

North East Support Centre & Helpline appeals to State Medical department to look into the provision of Medical Legal Case and its proceeding to the official on duties to render its service to the patients of the criminal offenses.

North East Support Centre & Helpline (www.nehelpline.net) is combined initiative of various human rights activists, social workers, students, journalists and lawyers seeking to prevent harassment and abuses meted out to women, North East People and tribal communities of different states.

Released by

Madhu Chandra

Spokes Person

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