CRPF IG for DNA test on accused in Lamdan rape case

IMPHAL, July 27: The Inspector General of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Manipur and Nagaland Range M Mohan Raj has suggested the Manipur Police to conduct a DNA test to find out the accused personnel involved in the Lamdan rape case. Addressing the mediapersons this morning here at the conference hall of the CRPF Group Centre, Langjing, 5 km west of Imphal city, the IG M Mohan Raj admitted that "the most reliable method for finding out the accused personnel in this case will be the DNA test". He said that DNA tests could be conducted on all the jawans who took part in the search operation on July 19 along with the victim housewife and her husband. Denying the charges levelled by the villagers, particularly the family members of Lamdan chief, Mohan Raj asserted that "our people say that they never went to the rape victim's residence on July 19 evening." However, the rape victim and her husband claimed that she was raped by two personnel of CRPF belonging to 112 battalion during a search operation on July 19 evening, following an ambush on a patrol party of the CRPF on July 18 morning by PLA ultras. He even admitted, "I'm not fully convinced" in this case, saying that "We're totally for justice".