Mob Violence
Rapist lynched at Andro: Imphal, Apr : A father of six was poked by sharp weapons and left to bleed to death by a mob in an Imphal East village last night for allegedly raping a mentally challenged 11-year-old a month ago. By the time his family members found Aheibam Pishak, the 41-year-old was dead. Without a murmur of protest against the street justice, villagers of Andro Makha Leikai cremated Pishak today — not even waiting for a police team to arrive. Pishak had allegedly lured the victim from his neighbouring village into a temple with the promise of sweets and raped her while her family celebrated a festival. “The rapist took our daughter inside the temple while the villagers were celebrating Thabal Chongba (dancing in the moonlight) on March 27 night. He assaulted her twice and freed her after giving her Rs 10 and threatening her against revealing the incident to anyone,” a relative of the victim said. The girl did not disclose the assault to her parents, but narrated the ordeal...