Dimapur, Nov. 25 (EMN): The Eastern Nagaland People’s Union Dimapur (ENPUD) has appealed to the law enforcing agency to take stern action on Ronika Miachieo and Amos Ezung, the two accused in the torture case of three minors, saying that the cruelty inflicted on the victims cannot be erased from their minds. Dimapur police had arrested Ezung from Dimapur on November 3 and Miachieo four days later in connection with the torture of three minors, including a 9-year-old girl from Longwa village of Mon district. A case was registered against the duo under the Indian Penal Code (IPC), Juvenile Justice Act and Child Labour Provision Act, at the Women Police Station on October 31, when the victims’ families lodge a complaint two weeks after the children were rescued. In a letter to the deputy commissioner of Dimapur, the ENPUD extended its support to Konyak Union Dimapur’s condemnation letter on the assault of the minors and demanded the culprits be booked under the non-bailable section
Our Reporter Dimapur, Nov. 7 (EMN): Dimapur Police finally arrested Ronika Miachieo, the main accused in the physical and mental abuse case of three minors, at around 10 pm on November 6, after evading arrest for days. Deputy Commissioner of Police (crime) and PRO Dimapur, Bharat Laxman Markad, told Eastern Mirror that Miachieo had been arrested and is currently under police custody in Dimapur. It came four days after her co-accused Amos Ezung was arrested in connection with the case. The police officer had earlier informed this newspaper that the three victims – a 9-year-old girl, 10-year-old and 13-year-old boys – from Longwa village were rescued from the house of Miachieo on October 19 after the torture came to light when a relative of one of the victims was not allowed to meet them. A case was registered under the Indian Penal Code (IPC), Juvenile Justice Act and Child Labour Provision Act, at the Women Police Station on October 31, when the victims’ families lodge a complain
Our Reporter Dimapur, Nov. 4 (EMN): In a shocking incident, three minors including a 9-year-old girl from Longwa village of Mon district were reportedly abused physically and mentally by a woman named Ronika Miachieo, who resides in Burma Camp, Dimapur, and claimed to be an environmentalist. The main accused, Miachieo, is absconding while the co-accused named Amos Ezung was arrested by the police on November 3 in connection with the case, Deputy Commissioner of Police (crime) and PRO Dimapur, Bharat Laxman Markad, informed Eastern Mirror on Friday. It may be mentioned that the duo – the main accused and co-accused – was involved in various projects including beautification of dumping sites in Dimapur by collaborating with the Dimapur Municipal Council and Ezung is said to be the chief manager of waste management. They were also involved in the recent felling of trees at Supermarket area in Dimapur, initiated after strong winds brought down two trees, killing two persons. The police