POSCO court hands death sentence to former school warden in Arunachal Pradesh for assaulting 21 children
Arunachal Pradesh handed death sentence to the former warden of a government residential school for sexually assaulting 21 children, including 15 girls, in Shi-Yomi district.
Special judge Jaweplu Chai pronounced the capital punishment to the prime accused Yumken Bagra, the former warden of the government residential school, after finding him guilty under Sections 328 (causing hurt by means of poison, etc., with intent to commit an offence) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) as well as Sections 6, 10, and 12 of the POCSO Act. He was there between 2019 and 2022.
Capital Superintendent of Police (SP) Rohit Rajbir Singh said that Co-accused Marbom Ngomdir was a Hindi teacher while Singtun Yorpen was former headmaster of the school,Ngomdir was found guilty under Section 506 of the IPC and Sections 17 and 21(1) of the POCSO Act, while Yorpen was convicted under Sections 17 and 21(2) of the POCSO Act, Singh said.
«This ruling not only addresses the immediate issue at hand but also serves as a critical turning point for the broader societal awareness surrounding the protection of children, reinforcing the collective responsibility to safeguard their rights and welfare,» Singh said.
The cases came to light only after a First Information Report (FIR) was lodged in November 2022 by a parent of two children. The SIT investigation found that there were six cases of rape, nine cases of molestation, and six other cases of sexual harassment. The chargesheet, filed in July last year, accused the
