NAMSAI, Dec 26: Thousands of people including various organizations on Tuesday carried out a candle light march demanding justice for the rape and murder of a teenage girl recently. 

Nang Priya Mungyak, 13, of Empong Village in Namsai district was allegedly raped and brutally murdered on December 23 last. She was studying in 8th standard in St. Mary School, Namsai. Speculation has since prevailed in Namsai district with various organisations expressing grief and resentment over the case. 

Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein has expressed his deep anguish and pain over the incident and termed it as shameful and worrying. He directed the Namsai district administration to enquire upon the matter and take all necessary steps to apprehend the culprits involved in the heinous crime at the earliest. 

All the ranks and files of Tai Khampti Development Society (TKDS), on behalf of all the civilized citizens of Namsai district, stated that it stands in solidarity with the family of the deceased and condemns the heinous crime in the strongest term. This dastardly and heinous crime committed by the perpetrator cannot be compared with any crimes and tolerated in any civilized society. 

The President of TKDS, Chow Siharaja Choutang, has put forth the demand for early action and justice to the family of the deceased. The culprit must be nabbed at the earliest and awarded capital punishment so that no one dares to commit such crime in future, he added. 

He said that of late, the crime rate within the district has increased manifolds and law & order situation has become a matter of grave concern for all the denizens of the district. It is time the administration and custodian of law & order pull their socks to stop things going beyond the bounds. Such incidents of crime, be it murder, accidents, drugs, theft, brawls, so on, is increasing since Namsai became a district headquarters.  

“The movement of suspicious and anti-social elements, illegal migrants, etc has gone unchecked since the recent past, which could be one of the reasons for increase in the criminal activities. The authorities’ concerned need to ponder in this regard and devise mechanism to contain it before the confidence of the general masses is lost and people’s outcry for safety and security,” Choutang said. 

The Theravada Buddhist Society Itanagar, ATKSSU, ANDSU, ANAYA, Women Welfare Society, Namsai, Mahila Welfare Society, Chongkham and various other organizations of the district has also condemned the incident and demanded stringent punishment for the perpetrator. 

 A joint memorandum was submitted today by the NGOs, student and youth organisations and the public to the Deputy Commissioner, Namsai expressing its condemnation for the barbaric act and heinous crime perpetrated by the culprit and added that people in the society are not safe even in their homes. It has also placed a four point charter of demands which included immediate arrest of the culprit, registration of case under POCSO since the victim is a minor, application of modern technology in the investigation and compensation to the bereaved family. The memorandum also further read that efforts by the district administration and law enforcing agency must be made to nab the culprit within fifteen days failing which democratic movement will be initiated by the concerned organisations and public. 

 Police have registered a case vide Case No.146/2017 dated 24 December, 2017 u/s 376 (2)(1),302 IPC and investigations are being carried out to nab the culprit.

 

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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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