Dimapur, September 22 (MExN): A woman from Manipur was sexually assaulted, kept confined in locked room and attempted to rape her by two men in Gurgaon. Making the situation worst, the police was reluctant to accept the FIR.
According to a press note received here from the North East Support Centre & Helpline (NESC&H), stated that the incident happened when Mary (name changed), 27 years old victim went to an old man in Gurgaon, who was known to her for the last three years. She had food and stayed there on September 19 and 20. On September 21, early morning two unknown men, who were later identified as Malik from Lajpat Nagar, New Delhi and Sandeep Kumar from Verender Nagar, New Delhi forcefully entered the house while the old man was drunk and in deep sleep. They entered the room where Mary was sleeping, locked from inside and demanded for sex. She was slapped on face and spat on body when she refused to yield to their demand. She managed to enter the bathroom, locked from inside and luckily had NE Helpline Numbers and called up for help.
With hearing the news, the NESC&H rescue team led by Angam Haokip, Media Coordinator rushed to the spot along with Kuki Student Organisation and other Naga student bodies and rescued the girl with the help of police at 2:00 pm. The rescue team gave trauma counseling and went to police to register complaint at Gurgaon DLF Phase I police station.
However, when the victim wrote her complaint and submitted to the police officer in Gurgaon DLF Phase I police station yesterday at 3:00 pm, the officer refused to accept the complaint, saying that “attempt rape” should be removed from the complaint.
Gurgaon Police delays FIR
Reacting to the police officer’s attitude, Madhu Chandra, Spokesperson of NESC&H questioned the Station House Officer (SHO) of Gurgaon DLF Phase I police station that why he was reluctant and why he is delaying and denying the FIR. “I spoke to SHO that North East India communities are Indian citizens; it is their fundamental rights to take help from law enforcing agencies. If you fail to take the complaint, we will approach higher official to take action against you,” says Madhu Chandra.
Thereafter, the complaint was accepted and victim was taken for medical examination and the medical report is yet to come. A case is registered against two offenders registered under FIR No. 147 dated 21/9/2011 under 376/511 of Indian Penal Code. “Reluctance, delay and denial to lodge complaint by Delhi and NCR police for North East India communities is the violation of fundament rights. Article 15 of Indian Constitution guarantees that neither citizen nor state should discriminate any citizen of India on the basis of race, caste, religion and place of birth,” says Madhu Chandra.
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.
According to a press note received here from the North East Support Centre & Helpline (NESC&H), stated that the incident happened when Mary (name changed), 27 years old victim went to an old man in Gurgaon, who was known to her for the last three years. She had food and stayed there on September 19 and 20. On September 21, early morning two unknown men, who were later identified as Malik from Lajpat Nagar, New Delhi and Sandeep Kumar from Verender Nagar, New Delhi forcefully entered the house while the old man was drunk and in deep sleep. They entered the room where Mary was sleeping, locked from inside and demanded for sex. She was slapped on face and spat on body when she refused to yield to their demand. She managed to enter the bathroom, locked from inside and luckily had NE Helpline Numbers and called up for help.
With hearing the news, the NESC&H rescue team led by Angam Haokip, Media Coordinator rushed to the spot along with Kuki Student Organisation and other Naga student bodies and rescued the girl with the help of police at 2:00 pm. The rescue team gave trauma counseling and went to police to register complaint at Gurgaon DLF Phase I police station.
However, when the victim wrote her complaint and submitted to the police officer in Gurgaon DLF Phase I police station yesterday at 3:00 pm, the officer refused to accept the complaint, saying that “attempt rape” should be removed from the complaint.
Gurgaon Police delays FIR
Reacting to the police officer’s attitude, Madhu Chandra, Spokesperson of NESC&H questioned the Station House Officer (SHO) of Gurgaon DLF Phase I police station that why he was reluctant and why he is delaying and denying the FIR. “I spoke to SHO that North East India communities are Indian citizens; it is their fundamental rights to take help from law enforcing agencies. If you fail to take the complaint, we will approach higher official to take action against you,” says Madhu Chandra.
Thereafter, the complaint was accepted and victim was taken for medical examination and the medical report is yet to come. A case is registered against two offenders registered under FIR No. 147 dated 21/9/2011 under 376/511 of Indian Penal Code. “Reluctance, delay and denial to lodge complaint by Delhi and NCR police for North East India communities is the violation of fundament rights. Article 15 of Indian Constitution guarantees that neither citizen nor state should discriminate any citizen of India on the basis of race, caste, religion and place of birth,” says Madhu Chandra.
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.
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