Imphal: A 20-year-old teacher from a private school in Manipur‘s Tengnoupal district has been arrested and remanded to judicial custody for allegedly repeatedly sexually assaulting a minor female student.
According to police, the accused, identified as Lamthaka Moringchan Maring (20), was apprehended following a complaint lodged by the victim’s parents.
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The minor girl had disclosed the harrowing ordeal to her parents, unable to bear the trauma any longer.
A team from Machi Police Station produced the accused before the POCSO Court, where he was remanded to judicial custody until November 11, 2024.
During the court proceedings, the Special Public Prosecutor revealed that the victim’s mother had filed a complaint on October 21, alleging that her daughter had been sexually assaulted by the teacher on October 15 and 16 at a residence in Tengnoupal.
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Police arrested the teacher from his residence on October 21. During interrogation, the accused reportedly confessed to sexually assaulting the minor girl multiple times.
The court ordered the accused to remain in judicial custody until November 11, 2024.