Friday, January 23, 2009

NSWC condemns rape of minor

Kohima : The Nagaland State Women Commission today condemned the incident of the reported alleged raped committed on a minor girl by one Zhetokhu Yeptho and demanded for severe punishment to the culprit as per the law of the land.

Though the matter had not been brought to the notice of the commission directly, it had taken serious note of the media report on the incident and the commission Chairman Sano Vamuzo had already made necessary enquiries from the authority concerned of Dimapur district.

The commission also made its clear to the authority concerned that the accused culprit should not be granted bail but punished him as per the law of the land.

On the other hand, concerned with the often conflict between the Naga customary law and the Indian judicial system in delivering justice, giving the culprit of such heinous crime a slip from getting proper justice, the commission appealed that the culprit be dealt with only one judicial system so that proper punishment be awarded as per the law of the land. This was informed by Women Commission member Abeni TCK over phone.