One arrested on charges of molesting minor

GANGTOK, 30 Sept: A 54-year-old man was arrested by the Singtam police on Sunday on charges of assault and ‘outraging the modesty of a woman’ in East Sikkim.
According to the police report, on 25 September the accused molested a 14-year-old girl in her house. The victim was staying with her grandfather who has alleged that this was not the first time that the accused had molested the girl.
The victim was forwarded for medical examination and the accused arrested. A case under section 448/ 323/ 354 [punishment for house-trespass, punishment for voluntarily causing hurt and assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty] of the Indian Penal Code has been registered against him at the Singtam Police Station.

Ranipool police arrest one in molestation case

GANGTOK, 16 Aug: Ranipool police have arrested the driver of the vehicle in which a 24-year-old girl was manhandled and molested by a group of boys on 12 August.
The OC Ranipool police station informs that the arrest follows from a tip-off from an eyewitness who saw the victim get pushed out of the vehicle near 9th Mile [on NH 31A between Singtam and Ranipool]. The bystander is informed to have recognized the registration number plates of the vehicle [which was identified as SK-01J/2011] and the driver, one Anil Tamang, a resident of Bermiok, South Sikkim as the prime accused.
It may be recalled that the girl was allegedly molested in a moving vehicle [headed for Gangtok from Singtam] and later thrown out of the car causing her injuries.
A complaint had been filed with the Ranipool police; however the victim had not been able to provide details of the vehicle or its registration number. Ranipool police has assured that they are on the case and are putting in all their efforts to trace the accused and a speedy investigation led to the arrest of the main accused in the evening the next day.
During preliminary investigations by the police, the driver claimed to have been the only occupant in the vehicle, however, this information is still said to be sketchy and the police are still on the lookout for more persons.
Police sources also inform that it is probable that the driver could be the only person in the vehicle since the victim, still in a state of shock, could be confused while providing information on the incident.  The driver is currently in police remand and the police are investigating the case for more details on other occupants in the vehicle.

Girl molested in moving car

GANGTOK, 13 Aug: A 24-year-old girl was allegedly manhandled and molested by a group of boys in a moving vehicle and later thrown out of the car causing her injuries. In an incident which should shock and outrage, the girl, traveling in a vehicle bound for Gangtok from Singtam, was reportedly physically abused by a group of boys in the vehicle while on the route.
Furthermore, on reaching 9 Mile on the highway she was pushed out causing her injuries. A complaint has been filed with the Ranipool police, however the victim has not been able to provide details of the vehicle or its registration number. Ranipool police inform that they are on the case and are putting in all their efforts to trace the accused.

Juvenile molests 8 year old

GANGTOK, 07 Feb: A juvenile has been charged with molesting a minor boy in Namchi. According to reports the 17 year old juvenile, resident of Karek, Namthang, South Sikkim is accused of having molested a 8 year old boy of the same village on 6 February. The juvenile was apprehended and later handed over to his guardians after a medical examination. Both the victim and the accused were taken to the Namchi district hospital by the police and later referred to the medico – legal experts at STNM hospital. As of now no serious injury or bodily harm has been identified on the victim. The case is under investigation.