Man Arrested for Molesting Minor in Arunachal’s Changlang

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ITANAGAR: Police have arrested a man on charges of molesting a minor from Arunachal Pradesh’s Changlang district on Sunday, police said.

Divulging details of the case, Itanagar Capital Complex Superintendent of Police Rohit Rajbir Singh on Monday said that a written FIR was received on April 30 from a woman who claimed that one Marge Riba came to their residence located at Papu Hills near Oju Mission School in Naharlagun and molested her on the intervening night at around 1 am to 2 am.

The accused ran away when the house maid came to the kitchen to drink water, he said.

The SP said the accused also tried to seduce her 5-year-old daughter before the incident.

Accordingly, police registered a case at the Itanagar women’s police station under Section 4(2)/8 POCSO Act and endorsed the case to Inspector Dopi Pakam for investigation.

A team led by Inspector Pakam swung into action and immediately traced the accused phone number to Namsai and alerted the police there.

The accused somehow got to know about the police lookout, switched off his phone and managed to get away. Singh said police learnt that the accused was attending a wedding ceremony of a close relative at Changlang.

The police team arrived at Changlang to make the arrest and disguised as invitees in the wedding and arrested the accused from the venue with the aid of police of Diyun police station.

The accused is identified as 26-year-old Marge alias Tai alias Barik Riba from Pagi village in Leparada district, the official said.

The SP said the accused is being brought to Itanagar women police station for further legal procedures.

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