ES Reporter

ITANAGAR, Sep 23: Special Investigation Team (SIT) has re-arrested and filed charge sheet against accused Lukbi Bojir and his wife Miti Lego for physical and sexual assault on an 8-year-old minor girl.  
Addressing the reporters, SP (SIT-Crime) Rohit Rajbir Singh said,  on the basis of two months of investigation and correct portrayal of collected evidence, the SIT was able to get the bail rejected by the Gauhati High Court in July and then re-arrested the accused on September 17 last.
“After finding prima-facie, the charge sheet of the instant case was filed in the court of Special Judge (POCSO), Yupia against the alleged prime accused Lukbi Bojir of committing crime U/S 376/326/34 IPC R/W Sec 6 of POCSO Act, R/W Sec 75 JJ Act & R/W Sec 16 of Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act and against alleged accused Miti Lego for committing crime U/S 201 IPC R/W Sec 21 of POCSO Act,” he said.
He also said that a suspect juvenile boy was planted into the case by the main accused Lukbi Bojir by inducing him to admit before the police that he had committed the crime, thereby misleading the investigation agency and the court in getting bail.
“The boy was re-examined during which he denied having committed the crime against the minor girl as alleged by the prime accused. Moreover, video footage of the boy was seized wherein he was seen denying of having committed the crime and alleging Bojir of forcing him to admit before the police,” he added.
He said the most important and humane part of SIT work was to build a bond with the victim child, as she was psychologically scarred due to the assault. In this process, the SIT, through its bonafide outreach efforts was able to provide a safe environment for the child.
“This entire process resulted in the child getting the confidence to come out in the open and give her statement free of fear,” the SP added.
He further informed that the victim was in shock and trauma and was provided counselling by  psychiatrist at Midpu Mental Hospital, Doimukh. After recovery, her statement was recorded by the SIT and court wherein she disclosed that she was sexually abused by the accused Lukbi Bojir who forced himself on her and touched her private parts causing bleeding and unbearable pain.
Further, she also revealed that she was also subjected to physical and mental torture inflicting grievous injury on her body and was engaged in physical labour also, in presence of the alleged accused wife Miti Lego in the house but she did not report the matter to the parents or any other authority.
Earlier, on May 26, Zero FIR was drawn at Women Police Station Itanagar on the strength of complaint lodged by J Likam of Digalmukh village, Pakke Kessang District to the effect that Lukbi Bojir and his wife Miti Lego took his five-year-old daughter in 2018, with a promise to give her school education and take care of her as their own daughter.
But after three years, Bojir handed over the minor girl to her parents at Pasighat and fled  from the scene. The father found that his daughter sustained multiple injuries and upon asking was told the gory story. The case was forwarded to the Seijosa Police Station as the PO falls under their jurisdiction. The Seijosa Police had arrested both the accused Lukbi Bojir and his wife Miti Lego, however; they were released on bail from the court of District & Session Judge, Bomdila and CJM Seppa respectively.
Going through the sensitivity of the case, it was then transferred to Crime Branch Police Station (SIT) and the investigation was taken up by Inspector N. Angu under close supervision of OC SIT Inspector Ngilyang Lali and SP SIT Rohit Rajbir Singh.

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Kenter Joya Riba

(Managing Editor)
      She is a graduate in Science with post graduation in Sociology from University of Pune. She has been in the media industry for nearly a decade. Before turning to print business, she has been associated with radio and television.
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