By Dilip Sharma
Police sources said the victim was brought to the house of Zhetokhu by her father on January 9 to help him in domestic work. Zhetokhu had promised to pay Rs 200 per month, besides providing her food and clothing.
In one of the most gruesome crimes reported from Niuland sub-division, a 10-year old girl was repeatedly raped by a 50-year old man. The accused identified as Zhetokhu was finally apprehended by the women in Niuland and paraded in the town before being handed over to the police.
According to police sources, the victim was brought to the house of Zhetokhu by her father on January 9 to help him in domestic work. Zhetokhu had promised to pay Rs 200 per month, besides providing her food and clothing. On the said day, he also paid Rs 3,000 to the victim’s father and promised to look after the girl.However, on January 13, Zhetokhu took the girl to Dimapur on the pretext of buying her some clothes, but took her to a hotel, where they stayed for the night.
On the same night, Zhetokhu raped the girl thrice and again in the morning before going back to Niuland. Police claimed that he did not buy any clothes for the girl, instead threatened her not to disclose anything to anybody.
Again on January 16 and 17, the girl was raped inside Zhetokhu’s house when his wife went to sleep. However, on January 18, the girl fled to one of her aunt’s house and narrated the whole incident, which was reported to a women’s group in Niuland.
A large number of women gathered and took out Zheokhu and paraded him in Niuland town and later handed him over to the police. Later in the afternoon, he was brought to Dimapur’s women cell, where he confessed to his crime.
The minor girl was also sent for medical examination, which confirmed rape.
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