In yet another attack against persons of North-eastern States, a 22-year-old woman from Manipur was allegedly molested by a drunk man in Sabzi Mandi area on Tuesday night. The accused was nabbed by an alert beat constable who happened to be in the vicinity at the time of the shameful incident.
The constable responded to the distress call of the victim and caught the accused on the spot. The accused was later identified as Vikram. He is in his early 20s and worked at a printing press in Civil lines and lived in Sabzi Mandi area. “The incident was reported to them around 10 pm. The victim, who lives in the nearby Malka Ganj area, had gone to buy vegetables in the market when the drunken man caught her from behind,” said a police official. As the woman raised an alarm, the beat constable who was posted nearby came to her rescue and nabbed Vikram. He later brought him to the police station. Vikram also tested positive for alcohol during his medical examination. “A case under Section 354 IPC (outraging the modesty of a woman) has been registered at Sabzi Mandi police station,” said Deputy Commissioner of Police (North) Madhur Verma.